U20 Leinster Hurling: Kildare defeat Kerry

Cian Boran gets his strike in for Kildare against Kerry in the Leinster U20 Hurling Championship in Portlaoise on Bank Holiday Monday

placeholder image — Cian Boran gets his strike in for Kildare against Kerry in the Leinster U20 Hurling Championship in Portlaoise on Bank Holiday Monday

Lilies never threatened on Bank Holiday Monday in Portlaoise

Following their four point defeat at the hands of Laois, Kildare U20 hurlers got back to winning ways with a three point win over Kerry on the back pitch at O'Moore Park, on Bank Holiday Monday.

Played, at times, in torrential rain and wind, the sides were level at 0-4 apiece at half-time.

On the change of ends Kildare, playing with the strong breeze, took control stretching the lead out to 0-12 to 0-4 at the half-way point and while Kerry never gave up, the efforts were rewarded somewhat when the closed the gap, without ever threatening the winners.

A late goal put a bit of a gloss on on the final result but it was Kildare who eventually won on a score line of Kildare 0-15 Kerry 1-9.

Kildare now play Carlow in their final group game.

Scorers: Kildare, Charlie Sheridan 0-4 (3 frees), Cian Boran 0-4, Conn Keogh 0-3, Bill Hennessy 0-1, Daire Guerin 0-1, Ciaran Flanagan 0-1, Kilian Harrington 0-1.

Kerry, Ronan Walsh 0-9 (7 frees); Eric Walsh 1-0.

KILDARE: Ben Loughlin (Naas); Evan O'Briain (Naas), Liam O'Reilly (Naas), Ciaran Kirwan (Celbridge); Sean Gleeson (Celbridge), Alan Goss (Celbridge), Bill Hennessy (Naas); Daire Guerin (Naas), Daniel O'Meara (Maynooth); Ciaran Flanagan cpt (Maynooth), Charlie Sheridan (Naas), Conn Kehoe (Moorefield); Fionn Maher (Naas), Conor Treacy (Celbridge) Cian Boran (Naas). Subs: Killian Harrington (Naas) for Fionn Maher (half-time); Cormac Nolan (Maynooth) for Conor Treacy (53 minutes); Jack Couch (Sallins) for Conn Kehoe (55 minutes); Oisin Lynam (Celbridge for Cian Boran (59 minutes).

KERRY: Keltyn Molloy; Luke Kennelly, Jedd Maunsell, Dara Kearney; Sean McGrath, Rory O'Mahony, Jack Hannon; Anthony Kavanagh, Felim O'Sullivan; Eoin Stack, Ronan Walsh, Gillian Litchfield; Sean Brosnan, Kieran Carroll, Corey Murphy. Subs: Jack Enright for Corey Murphy (38 minutes); Eric Walsh for Eoin Stock (40 minutes); Nathaniel Doncel for Anthony Kavanagh (46 minutes); Tomas Gaynor for Dara Kearney (50 minutes); Seamie Foran for Felim O'Sullivan.