Details
Date | Time | Competition | Season |
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3 June 2023 | 3:00 pm | Tailteann Cup | 2023 |
Match Report
Last gasp draw for Laois against resurgent London
A last gasp injury time point from subsitute Niall Corbet stole a somewhat undeserved draw for the midlanders and a place in the preliminary quarter finals after a fantastic second half performance from London was almost enough to send the exiles through to the knock out stages.
Results earlier in the day in Group 2 meant that Laois knew that avoiding defeat in Parnell Park would mean progress to the knockout stages as a third placed finisher but there was still an opportunity to qualify in second place with victory, coupled with an Offaly defeat and an 18 point swing in score difference.
Offaly fell by 16 points but neighbours Laois couldn't capitalise on their shortcomings, relying on a last gasp point from Corbet to force a draw and avoid an embarrassing elimination from the competition themselves.
Laois had started brightly with early scores from Mark Barry, Mark Timmons and Colm Murphy gave them a three point lead inside the opening five minutes with Paul Kingston adding a fourth on ten minutes as London struggled to get to the pace of the game.
Padraig Kirwan and a brace from Kingston threatened to put Laois out of sight but Liam Gavaghan finally managed to get his London side on the scoreboard. He hit two free kicks either side of a Barry point for Laois to get the exiles up and running.
Barry would add another to extend the score to six points again with only 25 minutes on the clock. They’ll be eyeing up that score difference margin if the scoring trend continues for the midlanders. Early London substitute Chris Farley then swapped scores with Kingston as the game ticked over the half hour mark.
Laois forward Evan O’Carroll opened his account with a point but Enda Lynn contributed his second score of the game for the exiles and leave their half time shortfall to six points.
London were a different animal in the second half and they hit the ground running with their impact subs Farley and Henry Walsh ticking over the scoreboard. Farley’s point was doubled down with a goal from half time substitute Walsh as Lowry and Liam Gavaghan swapped scores.
Laois appeared to have delivered the fatal blow when the ball was sent to the net from Paul Kingston but the officials ruled the score out for a square ball offence. Kingston did manage a point moments later but Farley cancelled that score out with one of his own on 44 minutes.
Laois would secure that elusive goal two minutes later when Mark Timmons applied the finish and put the midlanders five points ahead as time was evaporating for London. Whispers of a heavy lead for Cavan against Offaly may have had an impact on Laois as they appeared to take their eye of the ball in Parnell Park.
Liam Gallagher and Paul Kingston traded scores as Henry Walsh brought it back to a three point game with a score with only a quarter hour left in the game.
Disaster struck for Laois when Sean Greene was adjudged to have given away a penalty to London. Greene received a black card while Enda Lynn dispatched the ball to the net to level matters.
Walsh and Kingston again pointed for either side before Joseph gill and Liam Gallagher added points for the exiles to set up a two point lead as the clock turned into the red.
Laois found a massive get out of jail card as Kingston and late sub Niall Corbet pointed in injury time to seal them a draw and put them through to the knock out stages, but only just.
Timeline
Mark Barry | 2' | |
Mark Timmons | 4' | |
Colm Murphy | 5' | |
Paul Kingston | 10' | |
Padraig Kirwan | 15' | |
Paul Kingston | 17' | |
Paul Kingston | 19' | |
20' | Liam Gavaghan | |
Mark Barry | 21' | |
23' | Liam Gavaghan | |
Mark Barry | 25' | |
27' | Enda Lynn | |
27' | Josh Obahor Christopher Farley |
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29' | Christopher Farley | |
Paul Kingston | 30' | |
Evan O'Carroll | 32' | |
33' | Enda Lynn | |
35' | Substitute Henry Walsh |
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36' | Christopher Farley | |
36' | Henry Walsh | |
Eoin Lowry | 38' | |
39' | Christopher Farley | |
Paul Kingston | 43' | |
44' | Christopher Farley | |
Mark Timmons | 46' | |
50' | Enda Lynn | |
Paul Kingston | 51' | |
52' | Ryan Tohill Joseph McGill |
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54' | Liam Gallagher | |
54' | Henry Walsh | |
Padraig Kirwan Sean O'Flynn |
56' | |
James Finn Kevin Swayne |
56' | |
Sean Greene | 58' | |
58' | Enda Lynn | |
61' | Henry Walsh | |
Eoin Lowry Niall Corbet |
62' | |
Paul Kingston | 63' | |
63' | Daniel Clarke Stephen Dornan |
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66' | Joseph McGill | |
68' | Liam Gallagher | |
Mark Barry Cathal Doyle |
69' | |
Kieran Lillis | 70' | |
Paul Kingston | 70+2' | |
Niall Corbet | 70+4' |
Past Meetings
(Round 7)
2-7 6-6NFL Division 4
McGovern Park, Ruislip
London 2-7 - 6-6 Laois |
(Round 6)
2-9 0-17NFL Division 4
McGovern Park, Ruislip
London v Laois |
Ground
Parnell Park |
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Parnell Park, Clancarthy Rd, Clontarf West, Dublin 5 |