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ANOTHER defeat but another very encouraging evening for Offaly as they competed very well with Kilkenny in the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship semi-final in Nowlan Park on Wednesday evening.
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship semi-final
Kilkenny 2-23
Offaly 1-16
It was a very brave performance by Offaly and they were in the hunt well inside the last ten minutes. Offaly had the gap back to a point, 1-13 to 1-12 with twenty minutes left and were able to dream of a famous and sensational win. It didn t happen as Kilkenny got away from them in the closing quarter for an ultimately comfortable win.
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Super second half brings improving Offaly to provincial final
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A STUNNING second half display saw the curtain come down on a stunningly spectacular weekend for Offaly when they sealed their place in the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship final with a convincing win over Westmeath in Mullingar today – joining the minor footballers who had a fabulous win over Kildare in their semi-final on Saturday.
Offaly 2-18
Westmeath 1-8
Having scored 1-15 without reply against Kildare the previous week, Offaly produced another fantastic spell of relentless, all consuming pressure here as they hit Westmeath for 1-13 on the run in the second half.
Impressive Offaly go on rampage after stuttering start
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A SENSATIONAL 1-15 without reply after a very sluggish start saw Offaly steamroll their way into the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship semi-final in Newbridge today.
Westmeath s shock win over Dublin means Offaly play them next Sunday in the Leinster minor hurling semi final, probably in Mullingar.
Offaly 1-18
Kildare 0-9
Finding themselves 0-4 to 0-1 behind after twelve minutes, it looked like it could be one of those days for Offaly. They started so badly, struggling to find any momentum and with their touch and intensity well below the levels reached in their impressive first round win over Laois – Kildare were clearly the better side early on and it looked like they might be able to repeat last year s win over Offaly.