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Allianz Football League Division 4 round-up: Louth, Wexford, Antrim and Wicklow off the mark

Kevin Niblock was the star man for Antrim in their win over Carlow
Kevin Niblock was the star man for Antrim in their win over Carlow

Louth, Wexford, Antrim and Wicklow all claimed wins in Division 4 of the Allianz Football League.

A brace of first-quarter goals from Declan Byrne and Jim McEnaney helped Louth to a 2-09 to 0-09 win over London in Darver.

Colin Kelly’s charges fell 0-02 to 0-01 in arrears early on, with Scott Conroy and Sean Hickey taking the Exiles' early scores.

But Byrne netted Louth’s first goal in the 15th minute to hand the hosts a lead they wouldn't relinquish.

Louth led by 2-03 to 0-05 at half-time, and although London kept in touch through Lorcan Mulvey and Alan Dunne, and cut the gap to three points with five minutes remaining, Louth held out for a six-point win.

An 69th-minute point secured a 0-14 to 1-10 win for Wexford over Leitrim in Bellefield, Enniscorthy.

Wexford led by 0-08 to 0-04 after 25 minutes, but a Nevin O’Donnell point and a Shane Quinn goal had levelled the tie at 1-05 to 0-08 at the interval.

Wicklow staged a strong second-half display to take a 0-13 to 1-08 home win over Waterford in Aughrim.

Waterford led by 1-04 to 0-04 at half-time, with Patrick Hurney netting their goal.

Wicklow worked hard, with four unanswered points on the restart, to take a lead they held until the end.

Kevin Niblock netted Antrim’s only goal in their 1-12 to 0-10 win over Carlow at Netwatch Cullen Park.

Niblock’s effort helped the visitors to a 1-04 to 0-05 interval lead and Antrim kept on top on the restart despite the St Gall’s clubman coming off for a time due to injury.

Both sides finished with 14 men as, Niall McKeever and Brendan Murphy were both shown second yellow cards in injury-time.

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