Skill was at a premium in the Offaly football final at Tullamore which finished level. Both sides were guilty of muffed scoring chances.

Points by Sean Og Farrell and Cillian Farrell got Edenderry off to a promising start, but the holders then enjoyed a run of five points without reply. Just when they seemed to be taking control, Rhode were pegged back by a 23rd-minute goal from Tony Kenny, but led at the break, 1-5 to 1-3.

The scores were level three times in the second half, with Edenderry's match-saving point coming from John Mason.

SCORERS: Rhode - P Kelleghan 1-3; P Daly 0-3; D Bannon 0-1; Edenderry - C Farrell 0-3; T Kenny 1-0; P Brady, S Og Farrell, M Keogh, J Mason 0-1 each.