Clare remain in promotion hunt while Leitrim upset Laois

CLARE REMAIN IN the hunt to bounce back up to Division Two of the Allianz League after they did what they needed to do against Antrim this afternoon, holding on to record an 0-15 to 0-12 win over the resilient Saffrons.

Sligo are out of the hunt after they failed to close out a late lead against Offaly, eventually settling for an 0-13 to 1-10 home draw with the Faithful men, who are in the driving seat in their bid to stay ahead of Limerick and Wicklow and avoid the drop.Offaly led at the break by two points at 1-6 to 0-7, their goal coming from an Anton Sullivan penalty. Sligo scored the opening four points of the second half and had their visitors reeling.

Limerick were transformed in the second half but left it too late. Oisín McGraynor’s point for Wicklow made it 0-9 to 0-6 going into stoppage time, and while James Naughton and the impressive Bryan Nix pointed for Limerick, the equaliser they needed eluded them. With the game now level, Laois responded well with a goal from Paul Kingston but it wasn’t enough in the end as Leitrim dug deep and pushed on through Ryan O’Rourke, Paul Keaney and Barry McNulty to win it at the death.

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