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Updated/ Saturday, 24 Oct 2020 18:33
Gary Walsh scored 2 of the late Laois goals.
There were incredible scenes in the closing stages of this essential relegation fight at Brewster Park as 3 Laois goals in the last minutes kept Mike Quirke’s side in Division 2 of the league for 2021, condemning Cavan to relegation in the process.
Considered that Laois had simply 3 points on the board at half time, having had fun with the aid of a minor breeze, their 3-09 tally in the second half versus Fermanagh was genuinely unbelievable.
Their bench made a huge effect, with Eoin Buggie and Brian Daly kicking important scores, while Shane Bolger played a key function in the match-winning 3rd objective. Ultimately it was a case of the tested stars of the Laois forward line coming up trumps after an afternoon of fighting versus the tide in the face of outstanding Fermanagh defensive play.
Laois were the only side with anything to bet in this fixture as Fermanagh were destined relegation regardless of what happened, but the home county didn’t absence energy or function in the opening half, managing ownership for the majority of the 35 minutes.
With the wind in their faces, Fermanagh dropped a great deal of shots brief however still developed even more possibilities, and weren’t flattered to lead by 0-05 to 0-03 at the period.
A long-range devoid of goalkeeper Sean McNally rounded off the scoring, and when Daragh McGurn followed that up with the very first score of the second half, Ryan McMenamin would have been very delighted with the state of play.
Laois rallied however and drew level, however couldn’t follow up and once again fell behind by three. Luck appeared to be versus them as kicks from Ryan Jones and Tomás Corrigan were both given as points despite being hotly objected to, and then the home side provided a hammer blow when a high ball over the top was objected to by Ciarán Corrigan and Niall Corbet. The Laois goalkeeper did well to parry the ball away but it fell completely for Tomás Corrigan, who side-footed an inch-perfect shot inside the near post.
Ratings from Gary Walsh and Evan O’Carroll pulled Laois back into the tie, however there was to be another obstacle when Kieran Lillis was red carded for a high deal with on Danny Teague in the 64 th minute.
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