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Wexford's poor start
Brian Malone takes a tumble as Louth's Derek Maguire challenges.
Wednesday February 10 2010
WEXFORD'S QUEST to make an immediate return to Division 2 of the Allianz Football League suffered an early setback in the Drogheda Gaelic Grounds on Sunday last when they lost their way completely midway through the second-half and went down in a tight battle to long-time leaders Louth. The home side led throughout this competitive encounter despite a hatful of wides before the break, but a window of opportunity opened for their rivals with just over four minutes of normal time left when Paddy Byrne availed of the relaxed rules on challenging the goalkeeper to force a Ciarán Lyng cross to the net after good work by Shane Roche and Redmond Barry.
