Longford SFC: Rathcline on fire as Abbeylara are scorched

Building on their fine win over Mullinalaghta in the opening round, Rathcline were on fire again to spring another surprise against the title holders Abbeylara in Group B of the Senior Football Championship at Keenan Park in Ardagh on Friday night.

Rathcline . . . 0-18   Abbeylara . . . 0-10

Four two-pointers from Shane Kenny (2), Oran Kenny and Bryn Peters in the first half laid the foundations for the latest success as the Lanesboro underdogs established a comfortable 0-11 to 0-6 lead at the break.

Inspired by chief marksman Shane Kenny, Rathcline kept the scoreboard ticking over to come out on top in fairly emphatic fashion and are now in a strong position to qualify for the quarter-finals under the driving force of their manager Gareth Johnston.

Full match report in this week’s Leader, on sale on Wednesday