Leitrim 0-7 Wexford 1-10:JOHN HUDSON'S 37th-minute punched goal helped Wexford kill off any hope of a Leitrim comeback at Wexford Park yesterday.

After the sides had traded points through Emlyn Mulligan and Adrian Flynn, it was the home side who went on to stretch into a 0-6 to 0-2 lead by the 13th minute and Wexford led by 0-7 to 0-2 at the interval.

Wexford scored their goal within two minutes of the restart. Matty Forde flighted a sideline kick across the face of the goal and Hudson finished.

While Wexford conceded pointed frees to Mulligan they still had a helathy lead, 1-9 to 0-6, entering the closing six minutes when both Forde and David O'Connor traded points.

WEXFORD: A Masterson; C Morris, P Wallace, B Malone; A Morrissey, D Murphy (0-1), N Murphy; B Doyle, C Byrne; S Roche (0-2), R Barry, A Flynn (0-1); C Lyng (0-1), J Hudson (1-2), M Forde (0-3, one free). Subs: G Brilly for Roche (half-time), N O'Sullivan for Murphy (43 mins), R Stafford for Doyle (50 mins), P Colfer for Barry (57 mins), D Walsh for Morrissey (57 mins).

LEITRIM: E Lyons; D Reynolds, J McKeon, M McGuinness; G Reynolds, B Prior, S Foley; G McCloskey, D Mazwell; D Duignan, M Foley, E Mulligan (0-6, four frees, one 45); C Duignan, D Brennan, P McGuinness. Subs: R Gallagher for McCloskey (4 mins), C Regan for Foley (30 mins), D O'Connor (0-1) for C Duignan (33 mins), F McBrien for D Duignan (52 mins), N Murray for Regan (64 mins).

Referee: M Meade (Limerick).