FL4 round-up: Faithfuls maintain promotion push

March 01, 2015

Offaly's Niall McNamee.
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Offaly preserved their 100% record with a comprehensive 2-18 to 2-6 victory over Wicklow at Aughrim.

The result sees Pat Flanagan's charges leapfrog Longford and Carlow to the top of the Division Four table with three rounds of games played.

Elsewhere in the bottom division this afternoon, Antrim kept alive their hopes of squeezing into the promotion places with a fine 1-18 to 1-13 defeat of Leitrim at Carrick-on-Shannon.

Offaly - A Mulhall; D Brady, P McConway, J O'Connor; C Donohue (0-1), J Moloney (0-1), N Darby (0-1); G Guilfoyle, N Smith; P Sullivan, N McNamee (0-5), N Bracken; B Allen (0-4), N Dunne (0-1f), W Mulhall (2-4, 0-2f). Subs: B Darby (0-1) for C Donohue, K Mullally for P Sullivan, A Sullivan for N Dunne, N Geraghty for G Guilfoyle, B Crombie for N Darby, M Young for W Mulhall.

Wicklow - R Lambert; P Higgins, M McLoughlin, A Byrne; D Healy, A Murphy, P McWalter; A McLoughlin, R O'Brien; D Hayden, J McGrath, D Woods; B McCrea (0-1), S Furlong (0-1), C McGraynor (2-3, 0-2f). Subs: M Kenny (0-1) for J McGrath (BC), N Gaffney for D Woods, P Cronin for R O'Brien, M Mangan for P McWalter, T Kelly for D Hayden, C Foley for B McCrea.

Referee - D Maher.

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Antrim - C Kerr; C Burke, S McVeigh, D Lynch; J Laverty (0-1), J Crozier (0-1), T Scullion; M McCann, O Gallagher (0-1); C Murray (0-2), T McCann (0-1), P McBride (0-1); R Murray (0-2), M Pollock (1-1), CJ McGourty (0-8, 6f). Subs: D McAleese for T McCann, M Fitzpatrick for R Murray, P McAleer for D Lynch, B Hasson for O Gallagher.

Leitrim - C McCrann; B Prior, R Gallagher, N Woods; M McWeeney, G Reynolds, S McWeeney; J McGrail, P McGowan (0-1); D Sweeney (0-2), F Clancy, D Beck; K Conlan (0-5f), D Wrynn, A McLoughlin (1-2). Subs: R Kennedy (0-3) for D Wrynn, T Mulvey for D Beck, C Gilheaney for F Clancy.

Referee - N McKenna.


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