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WITHOUT having to do anything special or being in anyway extended, Offaly cruised into the quarter-finals of the Leinster U-20 Hurling Championship with a routi.
The Laois U-20 hurlers have won their opening group game in this year s Leinster Championship as a strong second-half performace saw them get the better of 14-m.
Impressive Offaly go on rampage after stuttering start
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A SENSATIONAL 1-15 without reply after a very sluggish start saw Offaly steamroll their way into the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship semi-final in Newbridge today.
Westmeath s shock win over Dublin means Offaly play them next Sunday in the Leinster minor hurling semi final, probably in Mullingar.
Offaly 1-18
Kildare 0-9
Finding themselves 0-4 to 0-1 behind after twelve minutes, it looked like it could be one of those days for Offaly. They started so badly, struggling to find any momentum and with their touch and intensity well below the levels reached in their impressive first round win over Laois – Kildare were clearly the better side early on and it looked like they might be able to repeat last year s win over Offaly.