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Published 21:08 12 May 2018 BST
Updated 00:36 13 May 2018 BST
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The Yellow Bellies' got off to a belter of a start in front of a home Wexford Park crowd. It was all one way traffic with the irrepressible purple and gold outfit reeling off eight points without a Laois reply in the first 23 minutes of the game.
Big Daithí Waters set the tone right from the throw-in, the powerful midfielder claiming the referee's toss before haring down the field and kicking the first point of the 2018 Leinster SFC.
Corner forward Donal Shanley was punishing every bit of Laois indiscipline with his accuracy from placed balls while the rangy Glen Malone was making inroads from half back.
Laois meanwhile, due to a combination of wayward shooting and an effective wind, were blown out of the water by Wexford and it took them 23 minutes to register their first score of the game, that coming from a Gary Walsh free.
That didn't stem the tide for long, however, with centre back Naomhan Rossiter abandoning his defensive duties to rattle the net at the other end.
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They would go into the half time break with a ten point, 1-10 to 0-3 lead, however it wasn't as one-sided as the scoreline suggested, with the O'Moore county kicking a number of wides from promising positions.
Not everyone was ruling Laois out, however...
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With the wind at their backs, John Sugrue's men were quick to eat into this lead upon the resumption of play. With Donie Kingston and Ross Munnelly coming into their own, they eroded the lead from ten points to six and down to two with ten minutes left.
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And when they were awarded a penalty with the clock ticking, the ice-man that is Kingston stepped up to slot it home and to send this one down to the wire with the scores tied and with six minutes of injury time to play.
But there was more drama to come in this end-to-end advertisement for football, Brian Malone was fouled in the penalty area and the referee pointed to the spot, from where Donal Shanely would take his point to put Wexford one up with two minutes of added time remaining.
A goal at this stage would have sent put Laois away, and Wexford were eventually made to pay for their lack of ruthlessness.
When you get chances like these, you have to go for the jugular, and plenty were questioning Wexford's decision.
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With the scores eventually tied at 1-15 apiece, two ten minute periods of extra time were required to settle it.
That was when Laois asserted their class on the game, with an early Kieran Lillis goal sending them on their way. Donie Kingston kept up his explosive form and when his brother Paul joined in on the fun late on, Wexford were dead and buried.
2-21 to 1-18 it finished.
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What a game it was.
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