AN ASTONISHING SECOND half fightback from Portlaoise powered them into the Laois SFC semi-finals today. The winners of the last seven county titles were 1-9 to 1-3 down to Portarlington at half-time but a second half blitz saw them run out eight point winners by a score of 4-11 to 1-12.
They will face O’Dempsey’s in the semi-final.
Second half rampages seemed to be the order of the day in Laois, with Graiguecullen producing a similarly dominant display in the second 30 to beat Killeshin 3-13 to 1-11.
It looked like anything but a rout at half-time as Killeshin actually lead by 0-8 to 1-4. Graiguecullen will face Arles-Kileen in the semi-final after they beat The Heath by 0-14 to 0-12.
Laois SFC quarter-finals
- Portlaoise 4-11 Portarlington 1-12
- Graiguecullen 3-13 Killeshin 1-11
- Arles-Kileen 0-14 The Heath 0-12
