Naas (Kildare) ... 1-9 Wolfe Tones (Longford) ... 0-4 Naas advanced to the quarter-final of the Leinster club hurling championship when they had a comfortable eight-point to spare over Longford opponents, Wolfe Tones, in terrible, wet conditions at Pearse Park.
However, the winners did not make victory safe until four minutes from the finish when corner forward Jimmy Kinlin squeezed a first- time shot to the corner of the net for the only goal of a very poor game.
NAAS: J Dolly; J Dowling, E Leamy, M Byrne; D Scallen (0-4, fs), E Deniffe, P Rohan; M Boran (0-1), J Brennan (0-2); P Brennan, C Boran, M Hennessy; L Maloney, R Coyle (0-1), J Kinlin (1-1).
WOLFE TONES: S Lynam; J Connell, T Stakem, P Flood; J Lynam, S Browne(0-1, f), S McNally; B Connell, B Stakem; M Cassidy (0-2, f), J Lynn (0-1), M Coyle; P Cullen, D Lynam, R Canning. Subs: D Clyne for J Connell (41 mins); F Coyle for Canning (42 mins).
Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
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