Offaly still on run

Offaly 4-14 Laois 1-10:OFFALY CONTINUED their sequence of victories against Laois in Tullamore yesterday.

Although the home side enjoyed an interval lead of 2-9 to 0-8 the scoreline gave no indication of how closely the opening half had been contested. That changed after the break and within a matter of seconds Cathal Parlon added a further home goal, following which the floodgates opened to swamp the visitors.

OFFALY: B Mullins; D Franks, D Kenny, S Wynne; K Brady, G Oakley, P Cleary; R Hanniffy, J Rigney; C Parlon (2-1), J Bergin (0-1), D Molloy (0-1); B Carroll (0-3), S Dooley (2-7, 0-5 frees, 0-1 65), D Currams (0-1). Subs: C Horan for Kenny (29 mins), B Murphy for Rigney (57 mins), M Egan for Carroll (64 mins), M Verney for K Brady (64 mins), C Mahon for Hanniffy (65 mins), J Brady for Currams (67 mins).

LAOIS: T Doran; K Fitzpatrick, D Maher, B Stapleton; J Walsh, M Whelan, M McEvoy; S Dwyer, J Walsh (0-2); J Young (0-6, frees), C Coonan, O Holohan; E Jackman, W Hyland (0-1), J Purcell (0-1). Subs: R Young for McEvoy (yellow, 11 mins), T Fitzgerald for Coonan (half-time ), J Flynn for Jackman (43 mins), JE Delaney (1-0) for Walsh (45 mins), N Holmes for Purcell (50 mins), B Dunne for Dwyer (57 mins).

Referee: J Kelly (Wexford).