Slashers do damage in first-half

Longford Slashers (Longford) 3-13 Rathnew (Wicklow) 0-10

Such was Slashers’ dominance in the opening period taht they held a commanding 10-point lead at the break, 3-6 to 0-5.

Rathnew held a one point lead in the eighth minute when points from Tommy Gill (free) and Stephen Kavanagh cancelled out Niall Mulligan’s first minute point for Slashers. But when the Longford champions went ahead again in the 11th minute through wing-back Marc Diffley it was a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.