13.48 – Welcome to a cold and wet and windy Croke Park for Leinster quarter-final day. On top of that it is largely deserted and it’s really a stupid venue for a game of this nature. Last week we saw how a provincial venue like Dr Cullen Park is ideal for these match-ups as a small crowd creates a great atmosphere. Not here though.

13.55 – With the teams warming up, here’s a quick look at those teams and there are a couple of changes to the Wexford line-up with Conor Carty and Lee Chin in for David Murphy and Colm Morris.

LONGFORD D Sheridan; D Brady, B Gilleran, D Reilly; C Smith, M Quinn, S Mulligan; B McElvanney, J Keegan; D Barden, P Barden, N Mulligan; D McElligott, B Kavanagh, S McCormack

14.10 – 8 minutes, Longford 0-2 Wexford 0-2:  Adrian Flynn finds some space as Longford defend deep and in numbers but it still took a great finish from the outside of the boot. Wexford are already getting the better of midfield in a half where they are playing into the wind. They are patient with possession too as they’ll have to be against a defensive system. Meanwhile at the other end, Longford are direct. They’ve few forwards in Wexford territory but they don’t need many with Brian Kavanagh finishing like that. His second and it’s as close as we expected.

14.14 – 13 minutes, Longford 0-2 Wexford 0-3: With Longford back in numbers it is allowing Wexford’s wing-backs to get into scoring positions. Adrian Flynn this time finds space after a late run from the deep and that’s a great score. His eye is in.

14.18 – 1 minutes, Longford 0-3 Wexford 0-3: We talked about how good a man-marker Graeme Molloy is yet Brian Kavanagh has just kicked his third point. Very hard to keep tabs on that though, he was way out the field but that’s straight over the bar.

14.26 – 21 minutes, Longford 0-4 Wexford 0-3: We see there how Longford expect to win this. They turn the ball over thanks to great work from Dermot Brady, Paul Barden breaks into space but a goal chance for Sean McCormack is saved. Niall Mulligan too has a goal chance minutes later but puts it high and wide. They still lead though, as do Down in the north who are off to a good start and lead Fermanagh 0-4 to 0-2 in Brewster Park.

14.31 – 30 minutes, Longford 1-4 Wexford 0-5: Ciaran Lyng with another close-range free. But there’s a penalty for Longford at the other end. Niall Mulligan makes a break, lovely side-step and one-two with Sean McCormack and he’s taken down by Daithi Waters when through on goal. Paul Barden slots it home. Big score in a close game and needed for Longford too because they do have a breeze at their backs.

14.38 – Half-time, Longford 1-6 Wexford 0-7: There is one big problem with Longford’s tactics, it has allowed the Wexford wing-backs to overlap and Adrian Flynn again from the outside of the boot hits his third. David Barden needs to get on the back foot as well as the front foot and trek back. But Longford have finished the half with a score as Sean McCormack puts over a free.

15.03 – 39 minutes, Longford 1-6 Wexford 0-10: Adrian Flynn has his side back level as he heads for Man of the March. And it’s interesting that the one criticism of Longford in a great season is their inability to put two good halves together. They’ll need to here if they are to head to a semi-final. But it’s Flynn with his fifth from play. That one from way out.

15.12 – 48 minutes, Longford 2-7 Wexford 0-11: Part of the reason Ben Brosnan is an All Star there for all to see. He kicks a free from outside the 45. Lovely striker of the ball, although he’s struggled to play-make thus far as he did throughout 2011. However, he’s working extremely hard and is back defending now.

15.26 – 64 minutes, Longford 2-8 Wexford 0-13: Colm Morris, that old dog for the hard road, is on for Rory Quinlivan as we head down the stretch. Summer largely at stake here over the next five minutes.

15.31 – 69 minutes, Longford 2-8 Wexford 0-15: The most unlikely of heroes. Debut corner-back Rob Tierney comes from nowhere to take a Ciaran Lyng pass and slots over.