Laois on cusp of promotion after dispatching London

The Laois senior footballers made it five wins from five in Division 4 of the National League following victory over London this evening.

Justin McNulty's charges maintained their lead at the summit of the table and are almost guaranteed promotion with games against Leitrim and Waterford to come.

It wasn't as comfortable as the final score suggests though - particularly in the first half where Laois struggled.

There was a strong wind blowing down the field towards the Abbeyleix End and Laois had it in the first half but failed to make much use of it.

Every time Laois were in possession, London retreated their entire 15 back inside their own 45.They routinely frustrated the hosts and turned them over with Laois failing to move the ball quick enough in attack in to hurt them.

Laois went ahead through Paul Kingston but Ciaran Diver levelled it up for London following a strong run.Mark Timmons, Mark Barry and Eoin Lowry regained the lead for Laois after 11 minutes but it would be ten more minutes before Laois scored again.

That came from a Mark Barry free and he scored again before half time too.But that would be it for Laois as London added points from Patrick Dolan and Nathan McElwaine in between.

That left Laois ahead 0-06 to 0-03 at half time but London were by far the happier team as they headed for the dressing rooms.

But that happy feeling changed within two minutes of the second half as Laois went seven points clear.

Presumably after a talking to at the interval, they attacked with more width and that yielded a point from Mark Barry.

And then, he did extremely well to force a long ball that was going wide out for a line ball. London looked to go back to keeper Andrew Walsh but Barry intercepted it and fed Evan O'Carroll who