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Leinster MHC Quarter-final replay/Wexford 3-21 Offaly 4-7: Wexford and Offaly, who failed to raise a green flag between them…

Leinster MHC Quarter-final replay/Wexford 3-21 Offaly 4-7:Wexford and Offaly, who failed to raise a green flag between them in the drawn game, made amends by providing a goal-fest at O'Connor Park yesterday.

The visitors were never headed and led 2-11 to 3-3 at the break. A home surge that yielded 1-2 in the final minutes put respectability on the board.

WEXFORD:J Byrne (0-1); C O'Shaughnessy, D Murphy, E Doyle; J Gahan, S Lacey, C Walsh; P Morris, E Kent (0-3); L Murphy (0-9), M O'Hanlon (0-2), S Murphy (0-2); W Cullen (0-1), N Walsh (2-0), J Kelly (1-1). Subs: S Murphy for D Murphy; P O'Keeffe (0-1) for Cullen, E Walsh (0-1) for O'Hanlon, S Tompkins for Lacey.

OFFALY:J Dempsey; B Coughlan, E Murphy, S Wynne; D Morkan, B Harding, J Mulrooney (0-1); C Egan, A Whelahan (1-1); M Egan (1-4), D Currams, N Dunne (0-1); M Ryan (1-0), B Lonergan, D Bevans (1-0). Subs: D Ryan for Coughlan; K Connolly for Ryan; T Spain for Dunne.

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Referee:A Stapleton (Laois).