Laois come up just shy as Dublin hold their nerve

The hosts at Parnell Park struck 11 first-half wides in total with Chris Crummey, Davy Keogh and Burke all guilty of shooting multiple wides.

LAST DITCH: Laois goalkeeper Enda Rowland has a shot on goal late in the game at Parnell Park.

Leinster SHC Rd 1: Dublin 1-20 Laois 2-15.

As far as arm wrestles go, this Leinster SHC encounter at Parnell Park had it all; furrowed brows, buckets of sweat and long spells of stalemate.