Leitrim hold out to deny Deise in Tailteann Cup opener

Leitrim 0-17

Waterford 0-12

The Waterford senior footballers lost out in their Tailteann Cup opener last night.

The Deise went down by 17 points to 12 to Leitrim.

Tom O'Connell top-scored for Paul Shankey's side with three points.

Waterford host Kildare at Fraher Field on Saturday, with throw-in at 5.

Scorers for Leitrim: R O'Rourke 0 – 5; N O'Donnell 0 – 3 2 '45's' f; A Flynn, D Rooney& Barry McNulty 0 – 2 each; Tom Prior, Pearce Dolan & Riordan O' Rourke 0 – 1 eac.

Scorers for Waterford: T O'Connell 0 – 3 2f; T Guiry '45', A Dunwoody & Stephen Curry 0 – 2 each; Michael Curry, Liam Fennell & Donnie Fitzgerald f 0 – 1 each.

Leitrim: N O'Donnell; A Reynolds, M Diffley, A Flynn; C McHugh, R Oberwan, J Foley; J Gilheaney, P Dolan; B McNulty, R O'Rourke, D Wrynn; Riordan O'Rourke, D Rooney, T Prior.

Subs: J Flynn and E Sweeney for A Reynolds and Dolan (inj) (HT); C Reynolds for McHugh (53); S Quinn for Oberwan (66).

Waterford: A Beresford; R Browne, C Walsh, L Fennell; R McGrath, B O'Keefe, D Ryan; M Curry, J Curry; J Walsh, B Hayes, J Kinsella; T Guiry, T O'Connell, S Whelan-Barrett.

Subs: M O'Brien for J Curry (47); A Dunwoody for Walsh (56); D Fitzgerald for S Curry (58); M Cummins for O'Keefe (65); C O'Cuirrin for McGrath (72) Referee: N Cullen (Fermanagh).

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