Leinster JFC Louth 1-11 Dublin 0-9Louth overcame 14-man Dublin at Parnell Park last night to book their place in the Leinster junior football championship final.

Trevor O'Brien's goal just before the interval helped Louth lead 1-5 to 0-6 at the interval.

Scores from Peter Lawless, Keith Kavanagh, and Eoin Kinsella put Dublin back in front early in the second half. But the dismissal of Dublin midfielder Denis Bastick on 43 minutes turned the tide in Louth's favour and points from Shane Lennon, Brian White, John Doyle and Francis McCullough secured their win.

SCORERS: Louth: T O'Brien 1-1, S Lennon 0-2, C McArdle 0-2 (two frees), B White 0-2, R Finnegan 0-1, J Doyle 0-1, JJ Quigley 0-1, F Mc Cullough 0-1; Dublin: P Lawless 0-4 (three frees, one 45), M Moffatt 0-2, K Kavanagh 0-1 E Kinsella 0-1, C Donoghue 0-1.