U-21 Hurlers had a good win yesterday evening against Kildare in Newbridge.
Congratulations to all players and to the management team of Liam Dunphy, James McGrath, Ronnie Byrne and Ciaran McDonald
Offaly will now play Carlow in the Leinster Semi Final on June 22nd away.
Teams and Scorers
Scorers – Offaly: E Nolan 2-7 (4f, 1 ’65), O Kelly 3-1, D Murray 0-3 (2f), P Guinan 0-3, R Hughes 0-3, C Kiely 0-2; D Wyer, A Cleary and C. Freeman 0-1 each. Kildare: C Dowling 1-2, B Byrne 0-5, R Casey 0-2 (1f); E O’Hehir, C Egan and E Dempsey 0-1 each.
Offaly – E Cahill; C Taylor, D O’Toole, P Delaney; D Doughan, B Conneely, J Hardiman; D Wyer, P Guinan; J O’Toole, E Nolan, R Hughes; A Cleary, O Kelly, D Murray. Subs: C Kiely for O’Toole (37); C Freeman for Murray (44); E Parlon for Hardiman (50); C Cleary for Kelly (55).
Kildare – J Keane; C Crogan, C Dowling, K Maher; L Quinn, D Brereton, C Gordon; J Reeves, J Sheridan; E O’Hehir, R Casey, T Brady; C Egan, E Dempsey. Subs: T Forde for Crogan (h-t); F Bass for Reeves (39%2