McManus shows top form

Despite trailing for most of game, an extra time pointed free from Ciarán McManus gave Offaly victory in an entertaining challenge…

Despite trailing for most of game, an extra time pointed free from Ciarán McManus gave Offaly victory in an entertaining challenge match to mark the re-opening of the Bornacoola GAA park near Dromod in Leitrim yesterday.

Leitrim, led by their top scorer Ollie Maguire, deservedly by 0-8 to 0-6 at the break but McManus, who was the man of the match with nine points, levelled shortly after the break and then won the match with that late free.

SCORERS: Offaly - C McManus 0-9, A McNamee, P Kelleghan 0-2 each, D Claffey, R Malone 0-1 each. Leitrim - O Maguire 0-7, P McLoughlin 0-3, S Canning 0-2, N Doonan, D Brennan 0-1 each.