Leitrim fail to light up encounter

Division Two A/Leitrim 1-12 London 1-4: Leitrim played their first competitive game under lights on Saturday evening at Cloone…

Division Two A/Leitrim 1-12 London 1-4: Leitrim played their first competitive game under lights on Saturday evening at Cloone, and went top of Division Two A for the first time.

The tie was one-sided, but manager Des Dolan will know his young charges were far from inspiring in a game that failed to lift a crowd of over 2,000 on a bitterly cold night. Leitrim dominated, but poor finishing denied them a higher scoring average.

LEITRIM: C McCrann; D Reynolds (capt), J McKeon, M McGuinness; D McHugh, B McWeeney, S Foley; G McCloskey, C Carroll; J Goldrick, Colin Regan, M Foley (0-2, one free); Darren Duignan (0-1), D Maxwell (1-2), C Duignan (0-4, two frees). Subs: G McWeeney (0-1) for J Goldrick, F Holohan for M McGuinness, E Mulligan (0-2) for D Duignan, D Brennan for C Regan, D Beck for C Duignan.

LONDON: E Byrne; A McLernon, P Callaghan, P Earley; P McConigley (capt), K Waldron, V O'Sullivan; E Brennan, D Meehan; P Quirke (0-2, one free), E Sweeney, C Foody (1-0 penalty); J Murphy, A Gallagher, W O'Sullivan (0-1). Subs: C Fuller for J Murphy, N Clinton for W O'Sullivan, A Dillane (0-1) for A Gallagher, M Gill for P Quirke.

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Referee: M McGrath (Donegal).