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Sligo 0-12 Offaly 0-11:MARK BREHENY scored four points as Sligo struggled to the narrowest of wins at Markievicz Park.

Late points by sub Seán Davey and Kenneth Sweeney gave the home side the edge as Offaly failed to reproduce their first-half form. Niall McNamee, who notched five of the visitors’ scores, threatened to take Sligo apart in the first half.