Glennon seals deal for Garda

Sigerson Cup: Garda College 1-11, Carlow IT 0-12 A 50th-minute goal from Garda's Denis Glennon proved crucial at Carlow IT's ground yesterday. With Garda leading 0-11 to 0-9, Gannon diverted John O'Brien's 40-metre free into the Carlow net.

The home side landed three late points, from a Michael Tierney free and a brace from Barry Fitzgerald, one from a free. But time ran out on the Carlow side.

Garda led 0-7 to 0-4 at half-time and although Offaly's Rory Guinan registered a point from play just after the restart to give them a double scores lead, Carlow fought back. With Zach Tuohy of Laois prominent in attack they took the game to their opponents but were undone by the Garda goal which literally came "out of the blue".

GARDA: P O'Connor; C McGill, C McGrath, A Pender; G Dillon (0-1), D Mullahy, A Dermody (0-1); A O'Mahony (0-1), S Buckley; J Martin (0-2) M Harrington (0-2), R Guinan (0-2); J O'Brien (0-1, free), M Cussen, D Glennon (1-1). Subs: B Brennan for Buckley; J Keane for Glennon.

CARLOW IT: S Doyle; E O'Gorman, M Timmons (0-1), T Byrne; N Kilcoyne, A Doyle, B Smith (0-1); B Quigley, N Smith; D Flaherty, Z Tuohy (0-2), D Cobett; M Tierney (0-4, one free, one 45), D Carroll, S Millea (0-2, one free). Subs: B Fitzgerald (0-2, one free) for Corbett; K Gallagher for Carroll.

Referee: E Craul (Wicklow).

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