Leitrim overcome Longford in the U-20 Philly McGuinness Cup
U-20 Football Development League Group Stage - Round 2
Leitrim . . . 1-9 Longford . . . 0-7
Longford trailed by two points at the break (0-5 to 0-3) but made poor use of the stiff wind advantage in the second half with a cracking goal from Ben Guckian in the 48th minute clinching a deserved win for Leitrim.
Kieran Carey’s charges can still qualify for the Philly McGuinness Cup final with a win over Fermanagh at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park on Saturday March 4 but are depending on Leitrim failing to beat Cavan in the remaining group stage fixtures.
LEITRIM SCORERS: Paul Moran & Barry McNulty 0-3 f (each); Ben Guckian 1-0: Emmet Regan, Michael McKiernan & Gavin Reynolds 0-1 each.
LONGFORD SCORERS: Jamie Brady Hynes 0-3 f: Dylan Lynch, Jack Walshe, Matthew Flynn & Ronan Courtney 0-1 each.
LEITRIM: Jack Shiels; Ryan Cunningham, Brian Donohoe, Jack Foley; Jamie McGreal, Ralph Oberwan, Mark Lehehan; Ben Guckian, Michael McKiernan; Gavin Reynolds, Barry McNulty, Emmet Regan; Daniel Bosquette, Paul Moran, Conor Quinn.
Subs:- Danny McWeeney for Quinn (45 mins); Tommy Taylor for McGreak (49 mins); Kyle McCrann for Bosquette (57 mins).
LONGFORD: Oisin McManus; Darragh Finlass, Sean Morgan, Cian Sutton; Diarmuid Farrell, Oisin O'Toole, John Rawle; Dylan Lynch; Ben Lynn; Padraig Boyle, Eoghan Williams, James Galligan; Micheal Hynes, Jamie Brady Hynes, Jack Walshe.
Subs:- Matt Duffy for J Rawle (24 mins); Ronan Courtney & Aaron Smyth for J Walshe & P Boyle (half-time); Matthew Flynn & Harvey Townsend for D Farrell & J Galligan (42 mins); Dylan Reilly for S Morgan (59 mins).