In serious trouble after producing a very poor first half performance which left them trailing by eight points at the break (1-9 to 0-4), that same wide margin .
Rattled by the concession of a penalty goal direct from the throw-in, disappointing Longford crashed to a heavy defeat against a far sharper Antrim side at Corr.
Longford will always be competitive no matter what
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Ever since the introduction of the All-Ireland Qualifiers back in 2001, the Longford senior footballers have consistently punchedabove their weight and some shock results during the past couple of decades put the county firmly in the spotlight.
The wonderful wins over Mayo, Monaghan, Down and Derry brought great joy for the success-starved supporters during the many lean times and Longford will always be competitive no matter what as was the case in the courageous ‘back door’ defeats against the might of Kerry, Tyrone, Cork and Donegal.
Apart from the impossible task of trying to compete with Dublin, the results in the Leinster Championship have improved significantly in the recent past and the tremendous victory over Meath in a pulsating 2018 quarter-final at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park springs to mind.