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Fermanagh came from three points adrift to overtake 14-man Longford and capture the Allianz National Hurling League Division 3B Final with a 2-18 to 1-17 victory at Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada in Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim earlier this evening, Saturday, April 2. Gutsy Longford minors pay the penalty against Kildare but still progress to Leinster championship knockout stages GALLERY | Crowds soak up the sunshine as Longford brush aside Leitrim in Allianz NHL Division 3B semi-final Longford got off to a dream start with experienced marksman Joe O'Brien blasting to the twine in the second minute. However, Adrian Moran's charges found themselves trailing at half-time by the minimum margin, 1-11 to 1-12, as Fermanagh rallied. During a pulsating second half that ebbed and flowed, Longford, with some excellent scores by Joe O'Brien, David Buckley. Paddy Lynam and Cathal Mullane, managed to move three points clear, 1-17 to 1-14 after 55 minutes. However, Lynam was sent off in the 62nd minute and it proved a devastating blow to Longford as they failed to score again and Fermanagh hit 1-4 without reply in the closing quarter, the goal coming from Luca McCusker in the fifth minute of additional time, to seal the deal. The Longford squad for the final was;
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Caption: Longford supporters, from left, Anna Considine, Rachel Murray, and Sarah McKiernan before the Allianz Hurling League Division 3B Final between Fermanagh and Longford at Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada in Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim Photo by Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile
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Caption: The Longford squad before the Allianz Hurling League Division 3B Final against Fermanagh at Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada in Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim Photo by Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile
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Caption: Longford manager Adrian Moran before the Allianz Hurling League Division 3B Final at Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada in Carrick-on-Shannon Photo by Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile