Carlow minors outclassed by Longford in Seamus Heaney Cup Quarter-Final

Longford . . . 4-15  Carlow . . . 0-9

Tony Devlin’s Longford 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: 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).