Offaly ease past London

Offaly 4-15, London 0-10

A hat-trick by midfielder Ciaran McManus gave Offaly to a clear win in this Bank of Ireland All Ireland qualifier in Tullamore.

London provided stiff opposition in the first half before McManus’s injury time strike gave Offaly a 1-9 to 0-6 halftime lead.

Sean Grennan cracked Offaly's second goal ten minutes after the restart before McManus hit the net twice in the space of 60 seconds, seven minutes from time.

Offaly led by 2-15 to 0-9 after 63 minutes before McManus got on the end of through balls from Vinnie Claffey and Sean Grennan.

Seconds after his third goal, both sides were reduced to 14 men when John Reynolds and Oliver Fitzgerald were sent off with straight red cards for fighting on the ground.

Full forward Colm Quinn his six frees for Offaly for whom Roy Malone produced a man of the match performance.

Offaly: K Meehan; C Daly, G Rafferty, J Hurst (0-1); S Sullivan, B Mooney, M Mitchell; J Grennan, C McManus (2-0); P Kelleghan (0-1), S Grennan (1-0), R Malone (0-1); J Reynolds (0-3), C Quinn (0-6, all

frees), R Guinan (0-2).

Subs: C Evans for Daly (41 mins); V Claffey(0-1) for Kelleghan 46 (mins); A McNamee for Malone (60 mins)

Yellow cards: P Kelleghan (22 mins), C McManus (43 mins), G Rafferty (67 mins).

Red card: J Reynolds (65 mins)

London: S Walls; C Kissane, K Scanlon, H Cunningham; J Carmody (0-1), J Niblock, P McConigley; K Waldron, J Ryan; C McCarthy, P Hehir (0-1), P Connolly (0-1); JP O'Donnell (0-1), C Foody (0-6, 5 frees), C Browne.

Subs: F Cunningham for Ryan (35 mins); O Fitzgerald for H Cunningham (47 mins); F Grennan for O'Donnell (55 mins)

Yellow cards: C Browne (32 mins), J Niblock (38 mins)

Red cards: O Fitzgerald (65 mins)

Goal times; C McManus 35, 63, 64.

Man of the match: Roy Malone (Offaly)

Referee: M Daly (Mayo)