Leitrim emerge with reputations intact

New York 0-6 Leitrim 0-17 : Leitrim avoided a potential banana skin Stateside today, overwhelming New York in their opening …

New York 0-6 Leitrim 0-17: Leitrim avoided a potential banana skin Stateside today, overwhelming New York in their opening Connacht championship encounter.

Leitrim simply had to much class for their New York-based counterparts, restricting the home side to just a handful of scoring opportunities before the break as they built what would prove an unassailable 0-10 to 0-3 lead.

New York fared little better in the second-half, rarely troubling the scorers who were being kept busy enough by Dessie Dolan's side.

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