Wexford turn things around against Offaly

Offaly 0-12 Wexford 2-15: One of hurling’s longest unbeaten runs came crashing down yesterday afternoon in O’Connor Park as Wexford overcame dismal conditions and some incredibly errant shooting to record a 2-15 to 0-12 win over Offaly and move to the top of the Division 1B table.

Wexford hadn’t beaten Offaly in a competitive league or championship fixture at a Faithful County venue since 1973 going into yesterday’s clash but, from the moment Jack Guiney’s deflected shot agonisingly crept over the line in the 20th minute, the Slaneysiders were always in complete control of this tie and never looked in any danger of getting nabbed by their hosts.

“Jack’s goal was probably the winning of the game for us,” said Wexford manager Liam Dunne afterwards.