Who scored and who played in Laois’ crucial victory over Antrim

Laois recorded their third win in Division 3 after a two-point victory over Antrim having been six points down at one stage.

Here’s who played and scored in Saturday evening’s contest in Portlaoise.

Scorers — Laois: Mark Barry 0-8 (0-5fs), Niall Corbet 0-4, Damon Larkin 0-3, Killian Roche (two pointer) and Pa Kirwan 0-2 each, Brian Byrne, Daniel O’Reilly, and Ben Dempsey 0-1 each. Antrim: Conor Hand 1-0, Niall Burns, Dominic McEnhill (0-1f), Patrick McBride (1 two pointer) and Michael Byrne (0-1 45, 1 two pointer) 0-3 each, Dermot McAleese (two pointer) and Ryan McQuillan 0-2 each, and Conhuir Johnston 0-1. 

LAOIS: Killian Roche (Killesin); Simon Fingleton (Park-Ratheniska), Brian Byrne (Graiguecullen), Pa Kirwan (Emo); Seamus Lacey (Ballylinan), Trevor Collins (Graiguecullen), Ben Dempsey (Portlaoise); Conor Heffernan (Killeshin), Damon Larkin (Portlaoise); Josh Hogan (Portlaoise), Ronan Coffey (Portarlington), Kevin Swayne (Portlaoise); Mark Barry (O’Dempsey’s), Daniel O’Reilly (Graiguecullen), Niall Corbet (Clonaslee St Manman’s). Subs: Patrick O’Sullivan (Portarlington) for Swayne (65mins), Fionn Holland (O’Dempsey’s) for Corbet (68mins), Ryan Brady (Ballylinan) for Hogan (71mins) and Sean O’Neill (The Rock) for O’Reilly (73mins), 

ANTRIM: Michael Byrne; Eoghan McCabe, Eunan Walsh, Kavan Keenan; Conhuir Johnston, Jack Lenehan, Dermot McAleese; Conor Hand, Eunan Quinn; Joe Finnegan, Patrick McBride, Fionn Nagle; Niall Burns, Ryan McQuillan, Dominic McEnhill. Subs: Padraig Stewart for Quinn (HT), Ryan Murray for Johnston (46mins) and Niall Hynds for Jordan (68mins).