Draw annoys both bosses

Laois 1-17 Louth 2-14

In what was a dress-rehearsal for the championship meeting between the teams on May 26, there was plenty to whet the appetite. Louth will have been the more disappointed of the teams in the end, having led by five points with 17 minutes remaining but after a very entertaining game, a draw was probably a fair result.

That would be the neutral’s take on it anyway but the managers were certainly of a different mind. Louth boss Aidan O’Rourke was in no mood to be generous to his players when asked if he was disappointed not to hold out for the win.