Controversial free sends Laois into final
21/01/2007 - 18:05:08Offaly 3-8 Laois 2-12
Laois will contest next Sunday's O'Byrne Cup final with Dublin after they scored a dramatic win over Offaly in Tullamore.
Paul Lawlor landed a controversial 70th-minute free to send the midlanders through.
Despite playing into the wind, Offaly raced out of the blocks to lead 2-5 to 0-8 at the break Rory Connor and Ciaran McManus both netted.
A Colm Parkinson goal squared the game at 2-6 to 1-9.
A goal and a point from Alan McNamee then raised the hosts' hopes, but an excellent penalty from Ross Munnelly and Lawlor's late strike saw Laois triumph.
