Leitrim do damage early to deny Déise

Leitrim 0-15 Waterford 0-10: Leitrim outplayed Waterford in the first half of Saturday’s meaningless NFL Division 4 clash in Carrick-on-Shannon.

Kevin Conlan, Alan McLoughlin, Paddy McGowan, James McGrail, Ronan Kennedy, Shane Moran, Gary Reynolds, Sean McWeeney all scored for Leitrim to give the home side a 0-12 to 0-3 halftime lead.

Waterford, for whom J. J. Hutchinson converted six frees with Mark Ferncombe pointing from play, outscored Leitrim by 0-7 to 0-3 in the second half.

Scorers for Leitrim: K. Conlan 0-5 (4fs), S. Moran, A. McLoughlin 0-2 each, S. McWeeney, P. McGowan, J. McGrail, R. Kennedy, G. Reynolds, N. Woods 0-1 (each).

Scorers for Waterford: J. J. Hutchinson 0-8 (8fs), L. Ó’Corraoin, M. Ferncombe 0-1 (each).

LEITRIM: C. McCrann; M. Murphy, R. Gallagher, N. Woods; S. McWeeney, G. Reynolds, T. Mulvey; P. McGowan, S. Moran; D. Beck, F. Clancy, K. Conlan; R. Kennedy, J. McGrail, A. McLoughlin.

Subs: C. Gilheaney for McLoughlin (49); D. Wrynn for McGrail (58); S. Quinn for Conlan (66); G. Plunkett for Kennedy (69); D. Keane for Gallagher (69).

WATERFORD: S. Enright; D. Crowley, M. O’Gorman, S. hUallacháin; Ray Ó’Ceallaigh, S. Prendergast, O. Keevers; S. Brigs, T. O’Gorman; M. O’Halloran, M. Ferncombe, P. Hurney; L. Lawlor, J. J. Hutchinson, L. Ó’Corraoin.

Subs: T. Hutchinson for T. O’Gorman (HT); C. Phelan for Keevers (49); D. Grey for Briggs (58); J. Veale for Ó’Corraoin (60); N. Walsh for M. O’Halloran (64).

Referee: N. Cullen (Fermanagh).