Dublin record a vital league win over Laois
- Feb 18,2013
TOM McKittrick's Laois suffered their first defeat of the season as Dublin scored a narrow victory in Sunday's Tesco Homegrown Ladies National Football League Division 1 tie in Stradbally.
Two late pointed frees from Sinead Aherne gave Dublin a 2-6 to 1-7 victory against the O'Moore County.
McKittrick, a former Dublin U21 player, had masterminded two victories from the first two rounds of fixtures but Dublin bounced back from the previous weekend's shock defeat against Donegal to claim a second win of the season.
At half-time, the sides were level at 0-6 to 1-3, with Lyndsey Davey bagging a 28th minute goal for the Dubs.
Ciara Burke netted for Laois nine minutes after half-time but Dublin hit back with a 44th minute goal from Hannah Tyrrell.
Dublin were twice reduced to 14 players as captain Sinead Finnegan and Noelle Healy were yellow-carded but the Jackies, with Paul Gilheaney in place as interim manager, still managed to dig out a crucial win.