Kildare book quarter-final spot in Tailteann Cup
Hard-earned four point win over Sligo
Kildare advanced to the quarter-final of teh Tailteann Cup following a four point win over Sligo at Roscommon this afternoon.
In a game dominated by the wind it was Kildare, with three first half goals, led at the breakk 3-11 to 1-7.
And while it took a while for Sligo to eat into the lead when the hand wind, they eventually did cutting the lead to three points. However Kildare kicked on and retained possession in the dying minutes holding out to win on a final score line of Kildare 4-19 Sligo 1-24.
Scorers: Kildare, Daniel Flynn 2-3, Alex Beirne 1-6 (one two-pointer free, one free, one 45); James McGrath 1-0, Colm Dalton 0-3 (one two-pointer), Tommy Gill 0-2, Ryan Sinkey 0-2, Niall Kelly 0-1, Callm Bolton 0-1, Brian mcLouighlin 0-1.
Sligo, Alan McLoughlin 0-10 (4 frees, one two-pointer), Pat Spillane 0-5 (two two-pointers), David Quinn 0-2, Patrick O'Connor 0-3, Cian Lally 1-0, Alan McLoughlin 0-2 (2 frees), Caice Mulligan 0-2 (two-pointer).
KILDARE: Cian Burke; Harry O'Neill, Mark Dempsey, Brian Byrne; Tommy Gill, David Hyland, James McGrath; Kevin Feely cpt, Brendan Gibbons; Ben McCormack, Alex Beirne, Colm Dalton; Ryan Sinkey, Daniel Flynn, Brian McLoughlin. Subs: Jimmy Hyland for Ben McCormack (2 minutes); Niall Kelly for Jimmy Hyland (27 minutes); Callum Bolton for Brendan Gibbons (half-time); Kevin Flynn for Callum Bolton (49 minutes); Kevin Flynn for Tommy Gill (65 minutes).
SLIGO: Aidan Devaney; Evan Lyons, Eddie McGuinness, Paul McNamara; Brian Cox, Darragh Cummins, Jack Lavin; Conice Mulligan; Patrick O'Connor, Alan Reilly; David Quinn, Cian Lally, Alan McLoughlin; Niall Murphy cpt, Shane Deignan. Subs: Luke Towey for Paul McNamara (half-time); Ross Doherty for Jack Lavin (42 minutes);
REFEREE:Paddy Neilan, Roscommon.`