Kildare SHC B: Goals decisive as Leixlip advance to final

Leixlip Cathal Derivan shortens his grip to get his clearance away as Broadford Eoin Sheehan arrives to try and block during the 2025 UPMC Senior B Hurling Championship

placeholder image — Leixlip Cathal Derivan shortens his grip to get his clearance away as Broadford Eoin Sheehan arrives to try and block during the 2025 UPMC Senior B Hurling Championship

Early second half blitz too much for Broadford

Leixlip booked their place in the UPMC SHC 'B' final following their 12 point over Broadford at Manguard Park, Hawkfield, on Wendesday evening.

Strong favouites to advance, Leixlip led at the break by five points, but it was the opening seven or eight minutes of the second half when they really put their stamp on this game, hitting an impressive 2-2 to all but seal their victory with goals from Stephen Ryan and James Canning to add to Jack Travers opening half green flag.

Broadford certainly did not roll over and gave it their all, although the results was certainly never in doubt, after the early second half blitz.

Final score: Leixlilp 3-15 Broadford 0-12.

Scorers: Leixlip: Darragh Melville 0-7 (0-4 frees), Jack Travers 1-2, James Canning 1-2, Stephen Ryan 1-0, Cillian Harrington 0-3, Cormac Keegan 0-1.

Broadford: Luke Ennis 0-6 (0-4 frees), Josh O’Donoghue 0-3, Eoin Sheehan 0-1 (0-1 free), Caelum Flanagan 0-1, Mikey Barea 0-1

LEIXLIP: Keith O’Callaghan, Cillian Nicoholson, Ryan Doyle, Dara Mooney, Conor Higgins, Eoghan Harrington, Jack McGonigle, Cathal Derivan, James Canning, Ben Travers, Jack Travers, Cormac Keegan, Cillian Harrington, Stephen Ryan, Darragh Melville. Subs: Sean O’Connor for Harrington (47 mins), Alan Murphy for Higgins (54 mins) and Harrington for Ben Travers (59 mins).

BROADFORD: Jack Dempsey, Paraic Farrell, Shane Flanagan, Tomas Van Englebrechten, Kieran Ryan, Killian Galligan, Conor Flynn, Aedan Boyle, Caelum Flanagan, Aaron Smyth, Eoin Sheehan, Jack Sutton, Luke Ennis, Mikey Barea, Josh O’Donoghue. Subs: Gavin Scanlon for Flynn (36 mins), Andrew Hill for Sutton (38 mins), Jack Donegan for Smyth (46 mins), Shane Grimes for Ryan (51 mins) and Dan Perry for Van Englebreacten (60 mins).

REFEREE: Matthew Redmond.