Longford certainly missed that touch of class up front on an afternoon when they racked up 17 wides, but they didn’t lack heart or endeavour and were worth every bit of their double-figure winning margin. Diarmuid Walshe replied with a free for Carlow but by the time the home side scored again, Longford were out of sight. Scorers for Longford: James McGivney 1-1, David McGivney 0-3 frees, Darren Quinn 0-2, Colm P Smyth, Gary Rogers, Joseph Hagan, Daniel Mimnagh (free) & John Keegan 0-1 each. Longford: Paddy Collum; Patrick Fox, Donal McElligott, Barry O’Farrell; Colm P Smyth, Pádraig McCormack, Darren Quinn; John Keegan, David McGivney; Gary Rogers, Andrew Farrell, Michael Quinn; Daniel Mimnagh, James McGivney, Darragh Doherty. Ledger, Brendan Kavanagh; Jordan Morrissey, Eoghan Ruth; Diarmuid Walshe, Seán Gannon, Conor Doyle; Darragh O’Brien, Darragh Foley, John Murphy.

Source: Irish Examiner June 09, 2019 16:30 UTC