Roche goal puts Wexford on course

Wexford 2-11 Carlow 0-9

Very little separated the sides during the opening quarter, at the end of which Wexford led 0-4 to 0-3. Paudie Barden kicked two points to stretch the home side’s lead, but the game was totally transformed in the 23rd minute when Model county corner-forward Eoin Roche took advantage of a breaking Donal Shanley 45 to fire high into the net, a score that helped his side to an eventual 1-8 to 0-3 interval lead.

Wexford extended their lead five minutes into the second half when Donal Shanley netted a penalty after Barden had been fouled, leaving his side with a 2-8 to 0-3 lead.