Wasteful Longford denied

Waterford 0-10 Longford 1-7:WATERFORD retained their unbeaten league record at Fraher Field, Dungarvan, yesterday but wasteful Longford missed a great chance of securing their first league win. Longford got the perfect start after 90 seconds when Francis McGee slotted home a penaltly although Waterford were level by the interval, 1-3 to 0-6.

WATERFORD: T Wall; J Walsh, T O’Gorman, K Connery; N Hennessy (0-1), S Briggs, Maurice O’Gorman; M Ahearne, T Prendergast (0-1); M Donnelly (0-1, free), C McGrath, B Wall (0-5, four frees); L Ó Lionáin (0-1), R Ahearne, W Hennessy (0-1). Subs: P Ogle for Walsh (28 mins), S Cunningham for Donnelly (47), Ml O’Gorman for R Ahearne (1); D Hickey for N Hennessy (60); K Power for McGrath (69).

LONGFORD; D Sheridan; S Mulligan, D Masterson, S Hannon; D Brady, E Williams, N Farrell; K Smyth, B McElvaney; G Dennigan, F McGee (1-5, 1-0 pen, four frees), P Kelly; D Reilly, B Kavanagh, J Martin (0-2, one free). Subs: P Barden for Dennigan (45), D Morgan for Kelly (58), R. McGoldrick for Martin (60).

Referee: R Moloney (Limerick).