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As for marks from kick-outs, Offaly had four to Wexford’s two from Eoghan Nolan and Tom Byrne, and the platform laid by the home side in that department went a long way towards the continuation of a winning start to the new campaign for John Maughan’s men.
Wexford: Pa Doyle (Starlights); Oisín Foley (Crossabeg-Ballymurn), Gavin Sheehan (Gusserane), Jim Rossiter (St. Fintan’s); Ronan Devereux (Crossabeg-Ballymurn), Martin O’Connor (HWH-Bunclody), Conor Carty (Castletown); Tom Byrne (Kilmore, 0-1 free), Eoghan Nolan (Shelmaliers, capt.); Conor Devitt (Kilanerin, 0-1), James Stafford (Glynn-Barntown, 0-1), John Dunne (HWH-Bunclody); Michael Molloy (Kilanerin, 1-0), Jonathan Bealin (Castletown, 0-2 frees), Robbie Brooks (Castletown, 0-1). Subs. - Seán Nolan (Horeswood) for Dunne (50), Mark Rossiter (Gusserane, 0-1) for Brooks (56), Liam Coleman (Castletown) for Bealin (58), Niall Murphy (Ferns St. Aidan’s) for Carty (62), Robbie Barron (St. James’) for O’Connor (65), Dillon Redmond (Starlights) for Devitt (68).
Offaly: Ian Duffy; David Dempsey, Eoin Rigney (capt.), Ciarán Donnelly; Cian Donohue, Shane Nally, Jordan Hayes (0-1); Cathal Mangan, Michael Brazil (0-1); Jason Dempsey (0-1), Conor McNamee (1-0), Aaron Leavy; Cian Johnson (1-1), Anton Sullivan (0-2), Rúairí McNamee (0-2, 1 free). Subs. - Jack Cullinane for Duffy (HT), Brian Darby for Donnelly (HT), Ronan McEvoy for Mangan (HT), Bernard Allen (0-2, 1 free) for Leavy (HT), Cian Farrell (0-1) for J. Dempsey (46), Jack Quinn for Donohue (52), Colm Doyle (0-1) for Hayes (52), Mark Abbott for Johnson (58), Jim Hendy for D. Dempsey (62), Dan Molloy for Brazil (65), Bobby Mitchell for R. McNamee (65).
Referee: Seamus Mulhare (Laois).