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Gilhooly goal is decisive

Leitrim 2-12 London 2-7: A DECLAN Gilhooly goal in the 50th-minute proved decisive for Leitrim at Ruislip yesterday.

Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00

Leitrim 2-12 London 2-7:A DECLAN Gilhooly goal in the 50th-minute proved decisive for Leitrim at Ruislip yesterday.

After Leitrim took the lead through a Declan Maxwell goal in the fifth minute, London replied positively with two goals through Peadar Friel and Michael McGill.

However, Gilhooly’s second-half goal put the visitors back into a lead they never relinquished.

LEITRIM: E Lyons; M McGuinness, J McKeon, B McWeeney; B Price, M Duignan, A OFlynn; G McCloskey, N Doonan; E Mulligan (0-7, four frees), D Maxwell (1-0), D O’Donnell (0-2); R Cox (0-1), T Beirne, D Gilhooly (1-0). Subs: D O’Connor (0-1) for D ODonnell (47 mins), J Holohan for D Gilhooly (65 mins), S Foley (0-1) for A OFlynn (65 mins).

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LONDON: B McBrearty; D Conlon, P Malone, B Comer; C Beirne, E O’Cuiv (0-1), J Callery; P Geraghty, B McGuigan; O Coffey, M McGill (1-0), C Eastwood (0-4, two frees); P Friel (1-1), A Casey (0-1), J Cott. Subs: G O’Hare for B McGuigan (half-time), B Quinn for J Cott (53 mins), P Duffy for C Eastwood (53 mins). M Hughes for Casey (26 mins, yellow), A Murray for Friel (32 mins, yellow).

Referee: T Quigley (Dublin).