Kildare GAA: Athy take Reserve title in some style
Naas well beaten in decider
Things got even better for senior football champions, Athy, as they added the Kildare Osprey Hotel & Spa Reserve Football 'A' final at Manguard Park, on Tuesday night.
Played on very slippery and wet conditions, it was Athy who led from the off before falling behind to an Eamonn Callaghan goal, however, the boys in red knuckled down and Conor Kelly, Kieran Farrell and Darroch Mulhall in top form led at the break by one, 0-8 to 1-4.
On the resumption Athy took control hitting seven points on the trot to lead 0-15 to 1-4 with some eight minutes remaining.
Naas did added a couple of points but there was no denying Athy as they tacked on points to win, somewhat comfortably, 0-17 to 1-6.
Scorers: Athy, Kieran Farrell 0-5 (1 two-pointer), Darroch Mulhall 0-5 (1 two-pointer free, 2 frees), Conor Kelly 0-2, Cathal Kennedy 0-2 (1 free), Niall McEvoy 0-1, Danny O'Keeffe 0-1, Killian Mulhall 0-1,.
Naas, Eamonn Callaghan 1-3 (3 frees), Ailin McDermott 0-3, David Shaw 0-1,
ATHY: Will Kenny; Shane McGovern, Niall McEvoy, Daragh English; Donal McGrath, Liam Byrne, Killian Mulhall; Brian Kinahan, Conor Kelly; Cathal Kennedy, Tony Gibbons, Kieran Farrell; Darroch Mulhall, Cian Reynods, Danny O'Keeffe. Subs: Aoghan Lawlor for Donal McGrath (48 minutes); Sean Ronan for Danny O'Keeffe (52 minutes);
NAAS: David Morrissey; Brian Hoctor, Conor McCarthy, Conor Breen; Paddy Kelly, Rob Murray, Eoghan Healy; Tom McGrane, Colm Joyce; Ailian McDermott, Dallan Gallagher, Alex Lenehan; Drew Costello, Eamonn Callaghan, John Joyce. Subs: Liam O'Connor for Eoghan Healy (39 minutes): David Shaw for John Joyce (46 minutes); Shane Gibbons for Paddy Kelly (46 minutes).
REFEREE: Henry Barrett.