Young exiles aid Longford dream

THE most pleasing aspect of Longford Town’s historic win in the FAI Carlsberg Cup final, was the quality of football they played at Lansdowne Road.

A big pitch exposes a team’s flaws. They must employ good technique, good organisation, and confidence in using the ball constructively, if the team performance is not to be fragmented and un-even.

Longford were more balanced in their teamwork than St. Pat’s, and particularly impressive was the movement and combined play of their centre-forwards, Shane Barrett and Sean Francis.