Newtown advance as 13-man Tullamore feel the blues

Newtown Blues (Louth) 0-12 Tullamore (Offaly) 1-07

Leading 1-6 to 0-5 at the interval, the Offaly side had Niall Bracken sent off in the 40th minute, and then with the game in the balance, top scorer John Moloney was red-carded seconds after he’d been shown yellow.

Robert Carr’s point nearing the end was his fourth for Blues, who now face another home game — against Meath champions, Summerhill on Sunday week.