Allianz Football League Division Three round-up: Clare beat Leitrim as Fermanagh prevail against Antrim
Laois's Cathal Lee competes in the air with Rory Egan and Paddy Dunican of Offaly at Laois Hire O'Moore Park. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho’s bid to bounce back up to Division Two of the Allianz Football League at the first attempt gained further credence when holding off hostsThe final score line wasn’t a true reflection of an inch-tight contest that saw only the minimum between the sides entering the final 10 minutes.
Kirwan’s 1-5 took his handsome tally to 2-11 in just two matches as the high-flying Lilywhites poured further misery on a Sligo side that have seen their legitimate promotion hopes dashed within seven days of the new campaign following successive losses.Jordan Hayes’s sixth-minute goal set a blistering pace as the visitors powered 1-10 to 0-2 clear by the half-hour mark.
It would prove too much of a deficit for a never-say-die home side to repair despite finishing strongly with eight of the last nine points.in Ennis as impressive first-half two-pointers for Eoin Cleary and Emmet McMahon inspired a 0-13 to 0-4 advantage before second-half goals for Ikem Ugwueru and Alan Sweeney ensured that Peter Keane’s side could boast nine different scorers from play.
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