Furman's late effort gives Dublin lifeline

Leinster MFC First Round/ Dublin 1-13 Laois 0-16 : A late point from Ted Furman ensured Dublin a replay in Saturday's game at…

Leinster MFC First Round/ Dublin 1-13 Laois 0-16: A late point from Ted Furman ensured Dublin a replay in Saturday's game at Parnell Park.

There was little to separate the two teams in the early stages before Dublin posted 1-4 - Karl O'Connor found the back of the net shortly after the restart - without reply to open a six-point lead early in the second half.

Despite having Ciarán Farrell sent off, Laois fought back and Conor Meredith then curled over an effort to take the game to extra-time.

The visitors then built up a lead but Furman produced the goods to shoot three points in the second period of extra-time to take this quarter-final to a second game.

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DUBLIN: J Dignam; R O'Loughlin, R O'Carroll, D Lynch; J Cooper, S Casserly, N Brogan (0-2); K O'Connor (1-1), D Moher; M Coughlan, F McMahon, B Staunton (0-1); B O'Rorke (0-4, two frees), S Gallagher (0-1), T Furman (0-4, two frees). Subs: P Kelly for Staunton (56 mins), C McLoughlin for O'Connor (71 mins), P Schutte for McMahon (71 mins), P Mac Fhlannchadha for Lynch (79 mins).

LAOIS: M Webster; R Kehoe, S Mulhare, S O'Connor; K Lillis, S O'Loughlin, C Boyle (0-1); D Kingston, S Ramsbottom; D Kingston (0-5, two frees); B Smyth (0-2), Z Tuohy, S Flynn; S Miller (0-1), C Meredith (0-6, four frees), E Kelly (0-1). Subs: C Farrell for Flynn (half-time), Ciaran Hyland for Kelly (37 mins), J Booth for Tuohy (48 mins), Tuohy for Hyland (69 mins), E Kelly (red card sub in extra-time).

Referee: E Craul(Wicklow).