Round-up: Matthew Ging the matchwinner again for Tinahely against Portarlington

Meanwhile, it went closer to script at DEFY Pairc Mhuire where hosts and Louth champions Ardee beat Longford's Abbeylara.

GING THE KING: Tinahely’s Matthew Ging scores a goal. Pic: ©INPHO/Ken Sutton

Matthew Ging was the matchwinner once more as Wicklow outfit Tinahely defied 5/1 odds to overcome Leinster SFC club title hopefuls Portarlington, 2-5 to 0-10.

Fresh off his 12-point haul in last weekend's county final, clinching a first Garden County title for Tinahely in 40 years, Ging this time struck 1-3 including the match winning point late on.