Offaly minor footballers get quarter-final fixture
Offaly minor footballers have next outing on Friday evening
OFFALY minor footballers have received their fixture for the second tier Paul McGirr Cup.
They will travel to Ballinlough in Meath to face Monaghan in the quarter-final of the Paul McGirr Cup All-Ireland Minor Football Tier 2 competition this evening, Friday.
Offaly had a thrilling extra time win over Armagh in their first game in Tullamore last Saturday and will be aiming for an extended run in this competition.
They played with great heart and spirit in their win over Armagh and have a very good team. Offaly performed well in the early stages of the Leinster championship but were blown out of the water late on in their quarter-final defeat by Meath. The 5-16 to 0-9 final scoreline was hard on Offaly as they were in contention inside the closing quarter but leaked late goals when Meath got clear near the end.
Offaly are a lot better than that scoreline suggests but it still leaves them with a point to prove and they will be aiming to do that against Monaghan this evening.