Offaly hold on for valuable 2 points
Offaly 1-13 Sligo 0-14
Offaly recorded a hugely important win when they just edged out Sligo in an entertaining tussle in Tullamore on Sunday.
OFFALY: A Mulhall; D Brady, E Rigney, S Pender; B Darby, C Donoghue, J O’Connor (0-1); N Smith, G Guilfoyle; E Carroll, M Brazil (0-1), N Bracken (1-0); N Dunne (0-5, 4f), P Cunningham (0-1), N McNamee (0-3).
Subs – J Moloney for Donoghue (h/t), A Sullivan (0-1) for Cunningham (45m), B Allen (0-1, f) for Bracken (52m), C McNamee for Carroll (58m), S Doyle for Dunne (67m).
SLIGO: A Devaney; E Flanagan, K McDonnell, Brendan Egan; A McIntyre, Keelan Cawley, G O’Kelly-Lynch; E McHugh, C Breheny; N Ewing, M Breheny (0-4, 3f), N Gaughan; Kyle Cawley, N Murphy (0-7, 4f), Brian Egan. Subs – D Maye for McDonnell (32m), P Hughes (0-2) for Brian Egan (h/t), C Davey (0-1) for Gaughan (Black card, 44m), C Harrison for McIntyre (54m), M Gordon for O’Kelly-Lynch (63m), K McDonnell for C Breheny (65m).
Referee – E O’Grady (Leitrim).
