Preview: Laois v Sligo (Allianz Football League Division 3)
Written by Laois PR Team.
The Laois senior footballers will play their Round 3 game in Division 3 when they face Sligo at home on Sunday February 16th at 1pm in Laois Hire O’Moore Park.
Tickets can be purchased both online and in person using the following options below.
Tickets can be purchased online here:
https://am.ticketmaster.com/gaa/buy/25OM1602
Tickets can be purchased in person via selected participating SuperValu stores:
SuperValu Stradbally
Breslin’s SuperValu Rathdowney
McConville’s SuperValu Mountmellick
McLoughlin’s SuperValu Portarlington
Mulhall’s SuperValu Portlaoise
SuperValu Abbeyleix
SuperValu Parkside Portlaoise.
Follow live match scores and updates on our official CLG Laois Twitter account: @CLGLaois.
Manager Justin McNulty has named the following side to face Sligo:
Any changes from the Leitrim game:
Paddy O’Sullivan starts in midfield, replacing Kevin Swayne.
Cathal Lee starts at no.10, replacing Benny Carroll.
Latest Laois Stats:
The following players made their senior county debut vs Leitrim:
Jonah Kelly (Crettyard)
John Brennan (Crettyard)
Fionn Holland (O’Dempsey’s)
Conor Brown (Portlaoise)
These debuts weren’t the first handed out this league campaign as the following players made their debuts against Offaly in Round 2:
Cathal Lee (Clonaslee St.Manman’s)
Josh Hogan (Portlaoise)
Jake Darcy (Annanough)
Laois’ HT lead vs Leitrim (19) was Laois’ biggest ever in the NFL.
The 20pt win was the fifth biggest ever.
Laois had 11 scorers vs Leitrim
It’s only the second time we have ever done 11+ in the NFL (2003 vs Cavan, 12).
Laois vs Leitrim (refixed Round 1) Recap:
Laois: 3-20
Leitrim: 0-6
Scorers:
Laois: Mark Barry 0-7 (five frees), Padraig Kirwan 1-2 (one two-pointer), Niall Corbet 0-3 (one free), Benny Carroll and Kevin Swayne 1-0 each, Damon Larkin and James Kelly 0-2 each, Ronan Coffey, Conor Brown, Simon Fingleton and Jonah Kelly 0-1 each.
Leitrim: Tom Prior and Darren Cox 0-2 each, Keith Keegan and Stephen McLoughlin 0-1 each
Standout Players (Laois):
Pa Kirwan produced a man of the match perfomance, Pa scored a total 1-2 from play. 1 two pointer scored from play outside the 40m arc, after a brilliant long run up the field and past the Leitrim defence. Pa was also directly involved in and set up 1-1 in total of his teammates scores. (Kevin Swayne’s goal and Ronan Coffey’s point from play).
Niall Corbet was full of pace in attack, scoring 0-3, had a goal effort hit the crossbar and set up a James Kelly goal effort saved by the keeper.
Debutants Jonah Kelly of Crettyard and Conor Brown of Portlaoise were highly impressive with their 2nd half appearances. Both players made an immediate and lively impact upon introduction.
Jonah Kelly came on at 42 minutes replacing Mark Barry at corner forward and just 3 minutes after his introduction, he scored a great point from play, after a lovely run from out wide to cut inside the box, which was also half a goal chance.
Substitute goalkeeper Conor Brown came on in the 58th minute replacing Killian Roche and although he was only on the field for 15 minutes, he produced an excellent perfomance, with massive runs up the field to assist in attack resulting in a point from play for himself, alongside setting up teammates scores.
Sligo:
Round 1 result:
Offaly: 1-17
Sligo: 0-13
Round 2 result:
Sligo: 0-13
Kildare: 1-16
Centre half back Darragh Cummins was very strong defensively and also contributed to attack vs Kildare with 3 points from play.
Captain and left corner forward Niall Murphy, is Sligo’s most effective in attack so far: (scored 2 x two pointers, 1 vs Offaly and 1 vs Kildare.) Total scored so far: 0-7
Right half forward Cian Lally has also been very good: scored 0-1 and had a goal chance saved vs Offaly, won lots of possession with athleticism to jump high and win clean catches of high ball vs Kildare.
Previous meeting of Laois v Sligo
January 29th 2023
Laois: 2-11
Sligo: 0-11
By Laois PRO Fri 14th Feb
