Kildare U20s roar into All-Ireland with last kick of the game winner from Jack McKevitt

Shane Farrell of Kildare celebrates scoring a point during the Eirgrid GAA Football All-Ireland U20 Championship Semi-Final match between Kildare and Down at Parnell Park Photo by Stephen Markenplaceholder image
Shane Farrell of Kildare celebrates scoring a point during the Eirgrid GAA Football All-Ireland U20 Championship Semi-Final match between Kildare and Down at Parnell Park Photo by Stephen Marken

EirGrid GAA Football All-Ireland U20 Championship Semi-Final

Kildare 1-11

Down 2-7

Kildare are in an U20 in an All-Ireland final thanks to an incredible last minute winner from Jack McKevitt. Off his weaker left side McKevitt send over an exceptional score to win the game and set up an All-Ireland final clash with Sligo next week.

Kildare, Oisin O'Sullivan 1-1, Shane Farrell 0-4 (0-2 frees), Eoin Cully 0-2, Seán Hanafin 0-1, Niall Dolan 0-1 (0-1 frees), Adam Fanning 0-1, Jack McKevitt 0-1.

Down, Jason Morgan 2-1 (0-1 Mark), Oisín Savage 0-2 (0-2 frees), Oisín Treacy 0-2 (0-1 frees 0-1 45'), Odhran Murdock 0-1, Tom McCarroll 0-1.

KILDARE: Cormac Barker; Harry O'Neill, Tomas von Engelbrechten, Ryan Burke; James Harris, James McGrath, Jack McKevitt; Fionn Cooke, Shane Farrell; Ryan Sinkey, Callum Bolton, Colm Dalton; Adam Fanning, Niall Dolan, Oisin O'Sullivan.

Subs: Seán Hanafin for Fionn Cooke (20 minutes), Ethan Mountaine for James Harris (30 minutes), Eoin Cully for Oisin O'Sullivan (35 minutes), Killian Browne on for Ryan Sinkey (47 minutes).

DOWN: Oisín Treacy; Fiachra McEvoy, Patrick McCarthy, Finn Murdock; Thomas Hardy, Jamie Doran, James Kelly; Odhran Murdock, Tom McCarroll; Cormac Greene, Oran Cunningham, Harry Magill; Oisín Savage, James Morgan, Callum Rogers.

Subs: Cian Cunningham for Harry Magill (35 minutes), Ryan Magill on for Fiachra McEvoy (47 minutes), Niall Toner on for Jamie Doran (58 minutes).

Referee: Thomas Murphy (Galway)

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