Despite trailing for most of game, an extra time pointed free from Ciarán McManus gave Offaly victory in an entertaining challenge match to mark the re-opening of the Bornacoola GAA park near Dromod in Leitrim yesterday.

Leitrim, led by their top scorer Ollie Maguire, deservedly by 0-8 to 0-6 at the break but McManus, who was the man of the match with nine points, levelled shortly after the break and then won the match with that late free.

SCORERS: Offaly - C McManus 0-9, A McNamee, P Kelleghan 0-2 each, D Claffey, R Malone 0-1 each. Leitrim - O Maguire 0-7, P McLoughlin 0-3, S Canning 0-2, N Doonan, D Brennan 0-1 each.