Longford 1-16 London 0-10:A GOAL from Ronan McGoldrick with 18 minutes gone in the first half put Longford in control at Pearse Park yesterday to help them to a 1-8 to 0-3 lead at half-time. Second-half substitute Kevin McMenamin was influential for London but Longford regained the upper hand in the closing stages of the game.

LONGFORD: D Sheridan; D Brady, D Masterson, P Foy; S Mulligan, E Williams, N Farrell; B McElvaney (0-1), A OConnor; G Dennigan, F McGee (0-10 5f, 2 45’s), P Kelly; D Reilly (0-1), P Dowd (0-2), R McGoldrick (1-2). Substitutions: J Martin for P Kelly (45 mins); B Gilleran for A OConnor (62 mins); M Brady for S Mulligan (68 mins); S Cox for D Reilly (69 mins).

LONDON: B Mulrooney; D Conlon, D Egan, R Ormsby; N Tuohy, J Niblock, K O’Leary; C Beirne, E OCuiv; C Connelly, K Phair (0-3 3f), C McCallion; A Moyle (0-2), J Cott (0-1), D Horan. Subs: P Geraghty for J Niblock (ht); E ONeill (0-1) for C Connelly (ht); K McMenamin (0-3 2f) for J Cott (ht); J Callery for K OLeary (61 mins); P Morgan for A Moyle (62 mins).

Referee: M McGann (Clare).