LONGFORD ARE CELEBRATING football glory after tonight’s 0-15 to 1-10 provincial final success in Tullamore over Dublin. Captain Mark Cooney notched the critical point that sent the game into extra-time and they held on to fashion a two-point victory. The result clinched the title for only the fifth time ever for Longford as they ended a 14-year wait since their last success.
And it was a result they will cherish after fighting back in normal time from a four-point interval deficit, trailing 1-4 to 0-3. Senan Bolger’s early goal gave Dublin a strong start. They were still in the ascendancy with their three-point advantage with ten minutes left but Longford reeled them in courtesy of points from Ben Blessington, Luke Doherty and Cooney, as it finished 1-7 to 0-10 at the end of normal time.
And in extra-time Longford outscored Dublin 0-5 to 0-3 to spark celebrations at the Offaly venue..