Eircom League: Longford gain six-point cushion at bottom of table

Longford Town 2 Monaghan United 0

Early goals from Stuart Byrne and Fergal Coleman were more than enough to earn Longford this win and give them a six points cushion over third-bottom Dundalk.

Town tore into bottom of the tale Monaghan and were 2-0 up within 18 minutes.

Byrne stabbed home the first on seven minutes after Monaghan keeper John Brown failed to hold a Keith O'Connor header from a Stuart Holt corner.

Alan Kirby then split the Monaghan defence to pick out Fergal Coleman who shot to the bottom corner for the second goal on 18 minutes.

Eircom League Premier Division

Longford Town 2-0 Monaghan Utd RES

S Byrne 7

F Coleman 18

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