Leinster Minor Hurling/ Dublin 1-12; Wexford 1-7: Dublin hurling received a real boost as a result of this shock five-point victory over Wexford at Enniscorthy yesterday.
Dublin led by 1-5 to 0-4 at the break, the goal coming in the 20th minute from Alan McCrabbe.
A Mark Mythen goal in the 38th minute hauled Wexford back into contention but the free-taking of Dublin's Stephen Loughlin saw Dublin take a comfortable victory in the end.
In other Leinster Minor Championship round-robin games yesterday; Carlow had a 1-15 to 0-5 victory over Wicklow in Bagenalstown, Offaly defeated Laois by 1-10 to 0-14 in Portlaoise and, in Mullinger, Westmeath overwhelmed Longford by 5-18 to 0-2.
DUBLIN: P Curtin; T Brady, K Nolan, J McCaffrey; T Diamond, J Duffy, I Fleming; M Smyth (0-1), W Lowry; F Rabbitte, D Webster, E Moran; S Loughlin (0-8, seven frees), C Carton (0-2), A McCrabbe (1-1).
WEXFORD: E Martin; B Malone, C Gahan, B O'Connor; C Lawlor, R Kehoe, A Griffith; P Cullen, L Kinsella (0-3, two frees, one 65); A O'Neill, P Byrne (0-3), E Quigley (0-1); M Mythen (1-0), PJ Nolan, N Kirwan.
Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny).
