Lee Chin is the hero as Wexford beat Offaly in a Leinster Senior Hurling Championship thriller
It was far from a classic, but there was an enthralling finish to the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship clash between long-time rivals Wexford and Offaly as a Lee Chin extra time goal clinched a narrow victory for the Model County in Chadwicks Wexford Park.
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