Laois 1-13 Roscommon 1-11:Reigning All-Ireland champions Roscommon were knocked out of this year's minor championship after a spirited second-half performance from Laois at Semple Stadium on Saturday proved enough to see them through to the last four of the competition.
A goal from Donal Kingston midway through on 46 minutes proved telling in the end as the Leinster county opened up a six-point gap, 1-12 to 0-9, with seven minutes of the game remaining.
Roscommon managed to reduce the deficit through a late penalty converted by substitute Leon O'Connor but Laois managed to hold out.
LAOIS: C O'Shea; R Kehoe, J Mulhare, J O'Connor; K Lillis (0-1), C Boyle, Z Touhy (0-2); D Lowry (0-1), J O'Loughlin (0-3); S Ramsbottom, D Kingston (1-3, two frees), B Smyth; J Doyle, C Meredith (0-3, two frees), E Kelly. Subs: K Farrell for Smyth (54 mins), B Seale for O'Connor (58 mins), G Glynn for Lowry (59 mins).
ROSCOMMON: D O'Malley; N Carty, N Collins, P O'Grady; J Sharkey, J McKeague, E Bannon; C O'Neill (0-1), K Higgins; P Garvey, D Shine (0-1, free), K Brady (0-1); A O'Hara (0-4), K Cummins, D McDermott (0-3, frees). Subs: A Duffy (inj, 38 mins), N Brogan for Brady (41 mins), D Lennon (0-1) for Bannon (47 mins), L O'Connor (1-0, penalty) for Cummins (57 mins).
Referee: M McCann (Clare).
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