Battling effort from the Youths tonight but utlimately not enough as they didn't create enough once they went a goal down to the home side. Youths started with Graham, Mark, Jamie, CJ, Jimmy, Deano, Patsy, Craig, Aidan and Shane Nolan playing behind Tom up front. Game started quiet enough but it soon became clear that a stronger and more physical Youths side were dominating in the air and were prepared to play to that strength. Wexford were better in the first half than the second and the first genuine effort came after fifteen in when a Longford shot from twenty out landed straight in the arms of Graham in the Youths goal. A few minutes later, Patsy had a shot from 25 out which went just over and this was followed by another effort over from Tom from fifteen out when he had done well to find some space. However, on the half hour, Longford went ahead when, on the third of three corners, the ball went well beyond the far post to find HAverty in the clear and his looping header back to the near post was deemed over the line by the lino. just as the Wexford defender stretched to head it clear. With eight to go in the half, Aidan, who was winning everything in the air, headed just wide from a cross by Shane Nolan. With five to go, Deano hobbled off after being injured a few minutes previously in a tackle and was replaced by Danny Furlong. 1-0 to the home side at half-time and the Youths a bit unlucky to be behind.
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