Leinster MHC/ Wexford 0-17 Offaly 0-17: Extra-time failed to separate Wexford and Offaly in this Leinster quarter-final clash at Wexford Park on Saturday afternoon.
Offaly raced into a 0-7 to 0-0 lead by the 17th minute, with Aaron Whelahan firing over four points from placed balls. The home side trailed by 0-8 to 0-3 at half-time.
Wexford hauled themselves back into contention and Lee Murphy pointed a free to leave the sides level 0-13 each at full-time.
Offaly were clinging to a single-point lead approaching the end of extra-time before Brian Kehoe scored Wexford's equaliser.
WEXFORD: J Byrne; C O'Shaughnessy, D Murphy, E Doyle (0-1); J Gahan (0-1), S Lacey, C Walsh (0-1); P Morris (0-1), E Kent; S Tomkins (0-1), E Walsh, L Murphy (0-8, frees); P O'Keeffe, W Cullen, D Kinsella. Subs: J Kelly (0-1)for Kinsella; J Rackard for Cullen; S Murphy (0-2)for Tomkins; B Kehoe (0-1)for O'Keeffe; S Tomkins for Walsh; M O'Hanlon for Lacey.
OFFALY: S Dempsey; B Coughlan, E Murphy, S Wynne; D Markham (0-1), B Harding, J Mulrooney; C Egan (0-1), A Whelahan (0-8, five frees, two 65s); B Lonergan, D Currams (0-1), J Devery; M Egan (0-2, frees), N Dunne (0-1), D Bevans (0-1). Subs: K Connolly (0-1)for Dunne; M Ryan (0-1)for Devery; T Spain for Bevans.
Referee: R Holohan(Kildare).
