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ALLIANZ NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
DIVISION 4 ROUND 5
STAR: Leitrim
forward Emlyn Mulli-
gan returned for the county’s clash with Wicklow.
Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/ SPORTSFILE
Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon.
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Leitrim end league on a high with facile Wicklow win
Leitrim ..............2-15 LWicklow ...........0-10
By JOHN CONNOLLY Leitrim Observer
second goal with 12 minutes to go.
The match also marked the return to the
EiTriM footballers finished their League campaign with a comfortable and comprehensive win over a lacklustre
county senior side of Paddy Maguire and ronan Kennedy during the second half as Leitrim enjoyed a comprehensive win in their final game ahead of the Connacht Champi- onship clash against new york on May 6. SCORERS - Leitrim: Keith Beirne 1-6 (5f), Brendan Gallagher 0-2, Emlyn Mulligan 1-1, Colm Moreton, Donal Wrynn, Dean McGovern, Jack Heslin, Cillian McGloin and Ronan Kennedy 0-1 each.
Wicklow in Pairc Sean Mac diarmada, leav- ing them fifth in the final table.
Wicklow: James Stafford 0-5, Mark
Kenny 0-2, Conor Byrne, John
McGrath and Dan Kelly 0-1 each.
LEITRIM: Diarmuid McKiernan;
Matthew Murphy, Michael
McWeeney, Oisin Madded; James
Rooney, Donal Wrynn, Shane
Quinn; Dean McGovern, Colm More-
ton; Cillian McGloin, Jack Heslin, Emlyn Mulligan; Brendan Gallagher, Keith Beirne, Eoin Ward. Subs: Paddy Maguire for O Madden (47min), Darragh Rooney for E Ward (47min), James Mitchell for Michael McWeeney (61min), Ronan Kennedy for E Mulligan (61min), Conor Reynolds for C McGloin (67min).
WICKLOW: Mark Jackson; Eoin Murtagh, Jamie Snell, Paul Merrigan; Ross O'Brien, Harry Wilson, John Crowe; Rory Finn, James Stafford; Mark Kenny, Theo Smyth, Conor Ffrench; John McGrath, Gearoid Murphy, Darren Hayden. Subs: Chris Heaslip for G Murphy (28min), Saoirse Kearon for C Ffrench (47min), Conor Healy for M Kenny (54min), Conor Byrne for J McGrath (54min), Brendan Kennedy for P Merrigan (59min, BC), Dan Kelly for D Hayden (67min).
REFEREE: Dan Mullan (Derry).
With Keith Beirne scoring a crucial goal midway through the first half after Wicklow had opened the brighter side, Brendan Guck- ian's took control and led by five points at the half-time break.
in a game that mattered little but for the result, any sort of tension or intensity soon departed the game in the second half as Leitrim completely dominated the second period, turning their five point lead into a 14 point lead before three late Wicklow points took some of the gloss off the scoreline.
Leitrim were in complete control for long periods, their hard running and enthusiasm contrasting with the lack of intensity from the Wicklow men which meant this game would- n't have revealed a lot about either team.
The game also saw the return to action of Emlyn Mulligan after almost a year after suffering a cruciate injury and the Melvin Gaels clubman found the net for Leitrim's