DESPITE doing their utmost to lose it, Offaly just scraped home to book their place in the quarter-finals of the Leinster Minor Football Championship in Tullamo.
TWO goals in four first half minutes proved decisive as Kilkenny ended Offaly s reign as Leinster Minor Hurling champions with a hard fought victory in a well c.
OFFALY were hit by an early scoring blitz as Wexford took control an eased to an 11 point victory in their Leinster Minor Hurling Championship tie at Grant Heat.