Kildare JFC A: Robertstown, Ballykelly into decider
Robertstown hit six goals as Ballykelly shock Kill
Robertstown and Ballykelly advanced to the final of the Tom Cross JFC A final with wins over Kildanagan and Kill respectively at Managuard Park, Hawkfield, on Thursday evening, winning in the end 6-5 to 3-10.
Robertstown hit no less than six goals but Kildangan will certainly rue a host of missed opportunities.
Meanwhile Kill looked to be on their way when well clear entering the final quarter but Ballykelly came with a storming to get over the line on a final score of Ballykelly 1-12 to 0-14.
BALLYKELLY: Stephen Whyte; Callum Grattan, Owen Whelan 0-1, Cillian Fitzgerald; Darragh Sinnott 0-1 Ciaran Byrne 0-2 (2pt), Shane Dunn; Josh Lawler, Mikey Murphy; Luke Gill, Daragh Byrne 0-6 (1f,2X2pf), Eddie O Connell 0-2; Eoin Sinnott, Padraic Cullen, Simon Luttrell 1-0. Subs: Conor Murphy for Stephen Whyte 16; Adam Gordon for Josh Lawler 38; Daragh Talbot for Owen Whelan 50; Sam Rainbow for Simon Luttrell 58; Jack Smyth for Eddie O Connell 58.
KILL: Mike Jones; Ciaran Devoy, Eoin Finneran 0-1, Aidan Coleman; Finn Ryan, Kevin Corrigan 0-1, Mark Lee; Dara Challoner, Alex Byrne; Owen Thompson, AJJordan 0-1 (1f), Tom Markey; Paul Kirwan 0-3, Stephen O Leary 0-2 (2pt), James Kilbride 0-5 (2f). Subs: Alan Wren for Dara Challoner 7; Liam O'Carroll 0-1 for Stephen O Leary 45; Jake Collins for Paul Kirwan 54.
ROBERTSTOWN: Ciaran Ward; Cole Lyons, Aidan Gillen, Niall Kane; Ross Kavanagh, Peter Hogarty, Diarmuid Healy; Shane Ward, Kevin Dowling; Brion Kennedy, Danny Scully, Dean Bagnall; Jason Butler, Joe Kavanagh, DJ Percival. Subs: Dara Cosgrave for Bagnall, 48; David Percival for Jason Butler, 48; Mark Kennedy for Percival , 53.
Kildangan: Sean Fitzgerald; Damien Cairns, Thomas Browne, Alex Conroy; Killian Scully, Eoghan O’Fearghail, Paddy Neary; Eanna Sherlock, Aaron Schofield; Mark O’Donovan, Daniel Gilbert, Luke McKenna; Cian Murtagh, Kevin McNally, Oisín Irvin.