Longford made it back to back wins on the road after causing a big upset with a victory against heavy favourites Antrim on Sunday afternoon.
Despite Antrim looking hot early on with a well worked score finished by Adam Loughran, Longford soon regained the ascendency and looked a side tiers above Antrim as they went on to earn a commanding lead.
Oran Kenny and Matthew Carey starred in the opening half collecting 13 points between them, including a quad of two-pointed finishes as they took firm command of the game.
Antrim struggled to retain any of John McNabb's kick-outs, with Longford’s midfield duo of Ronan Sweeney and Liam Glennon managing to wrangle away with the ball on most occasions.
Kenny managed to strike a two pointer from either wing after the Antrim full-backs just could not maintain the corner forward with his blistering runs in behind combined with his tricky play.
Adam Loughran did manage to temporarily reignite Antrim’s hopes of a comeback, when he managed to find the net from close range after a scrappy clearance ended up in the net.
Glennon managed to score his first ever league point for the travelling side as they continued to look dangerous in key areas, particularly with Kenny and Matthew Carey.
Carey’s two-point free managed to see the whistle sounded after the orange flag was waived once more for Longford.
The second half was more of the same from Longford who picked up where they left off, with Daniel Reynolds in outstanding form again.
Antrim showed some signs of a fightback, particularly when Pat Shivers entered the fray, and despite the Cargin man’s four points to Antrim’s tally, it was far too many misses which the Saffrons.
Longford continued to threaten and eventually sealed the points for back-to-back away wins when Matthew Carey struck a penalty low and beyond John Carron’s right hand.
ANTRIM: John McNabb; James McAuley, Joseph Finnegan, Kavan Keenan; Eoghan McCabe, James Lenehan (0-01) , Marc Jordan; Paddy McAleer, Cathal Hynds; Conor Hand, Niall Burns (0-01), Oisin Doherty; Ryan McQuillan (0-03), Adam Loughran (1-02), Dominic McEnhill (0-01f)
Subs: Pat Shivers 0-04 (2 TPs) on for Conor Hand (39’), Sean O’Neill on for Oisin Doherty (29’), Ryan Murray (0-2) on for Ryan McQuillan (47’), Kevin Small on for Cathal Hynds (52’), Ruairi Hagan on for Jack Lenehan (55’)
LONGFORD: Eoin McGuinness; Patrick Fox, Ryan Moffet, Bryan Masterson; Peter Lynn, Oisin O’Toole, Dessie Reynolds (0-03, 1TP); Liam Glennon (0-01), Ronan Sweeney; James Moran, Matthew Carey (1-09, 6f, 1 TP), Daniel Reynolds (0-04); Joseph Hagan (0-02), Paddy Moran, Oran Kenny (0-06)
Subs: Cian Brady on for Ronan Sweeney (47’), Cathal McCabe (0-02) on for Paddy Moran (47’), Ronan Bleakely on for Oisin O’Toole (53’), Niall Farrelly on for Dessie Reynolds
