Longford minors produce powerful second half performance to crush Carlow

James Hagan on the attack for Longford against Carlow in the Seamus Heaney Cup Leinster Minor (U-17) Football Tournament quarter-final Photo: Syl Healy

placeholder image — James Hagan on the attack for Longford against Carlow in the Seamus Heaney Cup Leinster Minor (U-17) Football Tournament quarter-final Photo: Syl Healy

Leinster Minor (U-17) Football Tournament - Seamus Heaney Cup Quarter-Final

Longford . . . 4-15 Carlow . . . 0-9

Tony Devlin’s slick side were rampant in clocking up the most impressive total of 3-9 on the changeover with half-time substitute Cormac Flynn, wing back Kevin Baskett and another replacement Daniel Carey getting the goals in this demolition job as outclassed Carlow were restricted to just two points in the completely one-sided second half.

Longford will be back in action against Louth in the semi-final of the Leinster Minor Football Tournament (confined to the teams who did not qualify for the last four in the provincial championship proper) on Wednesday evening next, May 24, at a venue to be confirmed with the winners advancing to meet Wicklow or Wexford in the final.

LONGFORD: Darragh Egan (Carrickedmond); Ryan Keogh (Killoe), Patrick Clancy (Killashee), Daniel Lee (Killoe); Kevin Baskett (Clonguish,1-4, 1 ‘45’, 2 frees), Alex Nugent (Mostrim), Jack Fitzpatrick (Killoe, 0-1); Shane Donohoe (Killoe), Sean Egan (Carrickedmond, 0-1); Jamie Dorr (Clonguish, 0-1), Davin Donnelly (Killoe, 0-3), Cormac Flynn (Kilmore, Clonguish); Patrick Mollahan(Killashee, 0-2, 1 free), Luke Donnelly (Colmcille, 1-1), Tommy Killian (Killashee).

Subs (unlimited):- Cormac Flynn (Clonguish, 1-1) for T Killian (half-time); James Hagan (Clonguish) for C Flynn (half-time); Conor Doherty (Killoe) for P Mollahan (42 mins); Paul Eivers (Killoe) for J Fitzpatrick (42 mins); Daniel Carey (Clonguish, 1-0) for S Donohoe (44 mins); Tommy Tully (Killoe) for D Lee (55 mins); Rian Browne (Ballymore) for D Donnelly (55 mins); Ryan Farrell (Colmcille) for D Egan (55 mins); Enda Quinn (Killoe, 0-1) for L Donnelly (55 mins); Marc Cooney (Clonguish) for K Baskett (55 mins).

CARLOW: Conall McGuire; Kealan Walker Burnet, Ross Moran, Paul Shaw; Ryan Fitzgerald, Eoin Myers, Aidan Burrows; Mark Mulhall (0-1), Callum Crawford; Ruarc Murray, Aaron Dowling (0-1), Sean Walsh (0-1); Jamie Coakley, Jake Nolan, Fionn O’Toole (0-6, 3 frees, 1 mark).

Subs used:- Joe Bermingham, Aidan Ryan, Daniel Bolger, Oran O’Boyle, Eoin Doyle, Ben Stanley, Padraig O’Brien, Rory Gavin, Stephen Bailey.

Referee: Eamonn O’ Connor (Offaly).