Longford hurlers lose to Cavan in league opener

The Longford hurlers opened their Allianz hurling league division 3B campaign with a 1-13 to 0-14 defeat at the hands of Cavan at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park.

Longford led 0-5 to 0-4 on 21 minutes and landed three of the next four scores to lead 0-8 to 0-5 at half-time.

Cavan moved two points clear on 43 minutes when Canice Maher found the net before Longford’s Matthew Hawes levelled the game eight minutes later.

Hawes gave Longford a two-point lead eight minutes from time before three points from Canice Maher and one from Jack Barry saw Cavan emerge victorious.