Kildare are U20 All-Ireland champions after defeating Sligo in a thrilling final
EirGrid GAA Football All-Ireland U20 Championship Final
Kildare 1-17
Sligo 0-12
Kildare are EirGrid GAA Football All-Ireland U20 Champions after a superb final win over Sligo. Kildare were the better team throughout but spurred by Sligo fans in superb voice they were always in this game.
At a perfectly poised 0-14 to 0-11 in Kildare's favour, it was all to play for with less than five minutes to go when Killian Browne capitalised on a poor kickout. Browne gathered possession and lobbed goalkeeper Ethan Carden to put this game to bed for the Lilywhites who are U20 All-Ireland Champions.
Kildare, Killian Browne 1-1, Adam Fanning 0-3, Seán Hanafin 0-2, Callum Bolton 0-2, Oisín O'Sullivan 0-2, Niall Dolan 0-1, Ryan Sinkey 0-1, Cormac Barker 0-1 (0-1 frees), Shane Farrell 0-1 (0-1 frees), Tomas Van Engelbrechten 0-1, Harry O'Neill 0-1, Eoin Cully 0-1.
Sligo, Luke Marren 0-7 (0-7 frees), Brian Byrne 0-2, Daire O'Boyle 0-1, James Donlon 0-1, Dylan Walsh 0-1.
KILDARE: Cormac barker; Harry O'Neill, Tomas Von Engelbrechten, Ryan Burke; James Harris, James McGrath, Jack McKevitt; Sean Hanafin, Shane Farrell; Ryan Sinkey, Callum Bolton, Colm Dalton; Adam Fanning, Niall Dolan, Oisin O'Sullivan.
Subs: Eoin Cully for Oisín O'Sullivan (38 minutes), Ethan Mountaine for James Harris 43 minutes), Killian Browne for Ryan Sinkey (47 minutes), Sam Savage for Niall Dolan (55 minutes), Daire Guerin for Adam Fanning (61 minutes).
SLIGO: Ethan Carden; Ross Chambers, Conor Johnston, Luke Casserly; Dylan Walsh, Dylan McLoughlin, Rossa Sloyan; Conor Sheridan, Ross Doherty; Mark McDaniel, James Donlon, Ronan Niland; Luke Marren, Daire O'Boyle, Matt Henry.
Subs: Joshua Flynn for Matt Henry (23 minutes), Zaak Mahon for Ross Chambers (Half-time), Robert O'Kelly Lynch for Mark McDaniel (Half-time), Brian Byrne for Joshua Flynn (33 minutes), Conor McMorrow for James Donlon (38 minutes).
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)