Laois SHC Final/ Camross 5-9 Portlaoise 2-11: Favourites Portlaoise were blown away by a Camross goal rush in the opening half at Portlaoise yesterday.
Joe Phelan goaled after two minutes, Tom Fitzgerald responded with a point but Seamus Higgins landed another Camross point before Zane Keenan hit another goal. Keenan then drove a free to the net and Phelan landed goal number four after 20 minutes. The rout was completed seven minutes later when Phelan scored his third goal. Portlaoise managed two second-half goals from David O'Mahoney and Eamon Fennelly.
CAMROSS: T Doran; L Cuddy, P Cuddy, P Guilfoyle; T Burke, D Keenan, D Dooley; C Delaney (0-1), F Hogan; S Higgins (0-2), J Phelan (2-0), Z Keenan (3-3); D Delaney, D Culleton (0-1), N Holmes (0-2). Subs: J Doran for Guilfoyle, S Gilmore for Burke, O Dowling for Delaney, K Cuddy for Culleton.
PORTLAOISE: C Clear; D Delaney, B Mulligan, K Murphy; C Healy, E Browne, M Bowe; N Costelloe (0-6), J Phelan (0-1); E Fennelly (1-0), B Fitzgerald, D O'Mahoney (1-0); T Byrne, T Fitzgerald (0-4), N Fitzpatrick. Subs: T Mulligan for B Mulligan, D Costelloe for Fitzpatrick.
Referee: A Stapleton(Rathdowney).
