Longford 0-13 Leitrim 0-10 Leitrim's dismal record in the All-Ireland qualifiers continued as Longford came away from Carrick-on-Shannon with victory on Saturday evening. The Connacht side had never won a qualifier game in the seven years since the system's inception and that drought continued against their neighbours. Throw-in was delayed for 10 minutes due to congestion in the surrounding streets with a large crowd turning up for a rare local derby across provincial boundaries. Both sides enjoyed periods of dominance in the opening 35 minutes, with each firing five unanswered points before they went in level at the break (0-7 to 0-7). Longford were much better on the restart, however, with Ger Dennigan, Padraig Berry and Francis Magee all on target to open up a four-point lead (0-12 to 0-8). Leitrim tried valiantly to close the deficit but the task proved beyond them and it's Longford who march on to Sunday's second round qualifier draw. Longford - D Sheridan; D Reilly, B Gilleran, D Brady; D Masterson (0-1), E Williams, N Farrell; G Dennigan (0-2, 2f), K Smyth; P Berry (0-3), F McGee (0-2, 1 '45), S Mulligan; P Barden (0-1), C Mimnagh (0-2), B Kavanagh (0-1). Subs: P Foy for N Farrell, D Barden (0-1) for C Mimnagh, P Berry for K Mulligan, P Dowd for B Kavanagh. Leitrim - E Lyons; M McGuinness, P Gilmartin, D Reynolds; G Reynolds (0-2), J McKeon, B Prior; G McCloskey, S Canning; M Foley (0-4, 3f), D Maxwell, P McGuinness (0-3, 2f); D O'Connor (0-1), T Beirne, J Glancy. Subs: B McWeeney for B Prior, D Duignan for G McCloskey, J Houlihan for M Foley, R Cox for J Glancy. Ref - M Sludden (Tyrone) Tweet

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