Both sides were understrength at Dr Cullen Park, where Longford beat Carlow by 2-11 to 0-7.

James McGivney's eleventh-minute goal - netted at the second attempt - had the visitors ahead by 1-5 to 0-5 at the break and Patrick Fox added a late major after a flurry of Longford scores from Daniel Mimnagh, McGivney and Joseph Hagan put them out of sight.

Padraic Davis' team will be in tomorrow morning's second-round Qualifier draw, while Carlow's bitterly disappointing summer has come to an end.

Longford - P Collum; P Fox (1-0), D McElligott, B O’Farrell; C P Smyth (0-1), P McCormack, D Quinn (0-2); J Keegan (0-1), D McGivney (0-3f); G Rogers (0-1), A Farrell, M Quinn; D Mimnagh (0-1f), J McGivney (1-1), D Doherty. Subs: J Hagan (0-1) for A Farrell, S Kenny for D Doherty, A McElligott for G Rogers, M Hughes for P McCormack, C Farrell for D Quinn, K Gilmore for D Mimnagh.

Carlow - R Sansom; L Roberts, S Redmond, C Lawlor; B Kavanagh, D St Ledger, C Moran; J Morrissey (0-1), E Ruth; D Walshe (0-4, 2f), S Gannon, C Doyle; D O’Brien, D Foley (0-2, 1f), J Murphy. Subs: D Moran for L Roberts, J Moore for J Murphy, H Gahan for E Ruth, J Clarke for D O’Brien.

Referee - C Branagan.

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