Laois storm through

NHL DIVISION TWO Laois 1-16 Carlow 1-10:LAOIS WON the bragging rights in this local derby at Dr Cullen Park yesterday.

By half-time the visitors had stormed 0-9 to 0-3 ahead and they remained in the comfort zone throughout the second half.

Three minutes after the restart Carlow midfielder Damien Roberts and Laois half-back Conor Dunne were both shown red cards.

The game was killed off by Laois when Zane Keenan sent a ground shot hurtling to the Carlow net on 50 minutes.

There was late consolation for Carlow when Craig Doyle scored a goal but the home county’s woe was complete when John Rogers and Edward Coady were sent off.

LAOIS: P Carroll; J Delaney, D Maher, B Stapleton; C Healy (0-1), M Whelan (0-2, frees), C Dunne; M McEvoy, J Walsh; E Costelloe (0-1), W Hyland (0-3, one free), J Fitzpatrick; N Foyle (0-1), Z Keenan (1-4), T Fitzgerald. Subs: E Jackman for Fitzgerald (20 mins), S Dollard (0-1)for Fitzpatrick (44 mins), B Campion for Stapleton (54 mins), J Dunne (0-1)for Jackman (61 mins), J Purcell (0-2)for J Dunne (61 mins).

CARLOW: K Kehoe; A Corcoran, S Kavanagh, D Shaw; E Coady, J Rogers, R Coady; D Roberts, E Nolan; D Murphy (0-1), E Byrne, C Doyle (1-1); A Gaule (0-2, one free), R Foley (0-1), P Kehoe (0-2, one free, one 65). Subs: R Dunbar (0-1, free)for Byrne (31 mins), J Hickey for P Kehoe (34 mins), D English (0-1, free)for Kavanagh (half-time), B Lawler (0-1)for Murphy (52 mins), F Foley for K Kehoe (55 mins).

Referee: T Carroll(Offaly).