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Wexford flattered by the scoreline

LEINSTER MHC SEMI-FINALS: Wexford 2-21 0-15 Laois

Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00

LEINSTER MHC SEMI-FINALS:Wexford 2-21 0-15 Laois

THE SCORELINE might suggest a comfortable win for last year’s provincial finalists, but Laois – who had not beaten the Model County for 31 years – gave a great second-half performance last night.

However, the loss of midfielder Paul Harding, sent off on a straight red after 10 minutes, proved to be too much of a hill to climb.

Wexford lead 2-11 to 0-3 at the break, and despite some great points from Darren King and Neil Foyle, the closest Laois got was eight points.

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LAOIS:B Wall; D Bergin, P Flynn, C Hyland; G Gaughan, W Campion, J Finane; A Dowling, P Harding; G Burke (0-1), T Ryan, D King (0-3); W Dunphy (0-2), N Foyle (0-8), TJ Lalor (0-1). Subs: L Hegarty for Hyland; S Smith for Gaughan; D Freeman for Campion; D Gilmartin for Dowling; R Foyle for Lalor.

WEXFORD:M Fanning (0-1); W Devereux, M O'Hanlon, A Nolan; C Goff, J Gordon, B Barron (0-4); B Doyle (0-3), M Maloney; D O'Keefe (0-3), C Doyle, I Byrne (1-3); L Óg McGovern (0-2), P Farrell (1-3), B Carton. Subs: A Kenny for Nolan; C Clince (0-2) for Goff; A Rochford for Maloney; L Devereux for Doyle; J Hobbs for McGovern.

Referee:D Hughes (Carlow)