Kildare 2-14 Offaly 1-06
Goals in either half from Chris Healy and Cein McMonagle helped Kildare beat Offaly by 2-14 to 1-6 in difficult conditions at Hawkfield.
Offaly had the wind advantage in the first half but went in at half time 1-04 to 0-04 behind.
Kildare scored the last 8 points of the game and were deserving winners on the night.
Kildare – D Campbell; E Bateman, D Maguire, P Mescal; R Houlihan (0-1), S Ryan, B Byrne; L Flynn (0-2), P Connell; C Hartley (0-2), B Kelly, M Sherry; B McCormack (0-2), C Healy (1-2), N Flynn (0-5, 3f, 1’45). Subs: C Kavanagh for M Sherry (BC), C McMonagle (1-0) for B Kelly, R Feely for L Flynn, C Scanlon for C Healy, M Hyland for S Ryan, J Costello for R Houlihan.
Offaly – J Colgan; D Dempsey, J Lalor, C Doyle; A Mahon (0-1), D Byrne, D O’Toole; O Cusack, R McEvoy; C Farrell, R McNamee (0-2), J Evans; J Walsh (0-1), A McDonnell, S Tierney (0-2, 1f). Subs: G Russo (1-0) for A McDonnell (BC), G Hutchinson for D O’Toole, PJ Daly for R McEvoy, C Horan for J Lalor, J Lowry for S Tierney, A Heffernan for C Farrell.
Referee – S Mulhare.
By Offaly PRO Fri 4th Mar
