Late dramatic win for Kildare over Clare

Kildare recorded a dramatic one point win over Clare at Ennis this afternoon, scoring the last four points of the game from the 71 to 75 minute recording their first win in the AFL Division 2 campaign.It was a win that certainly did not look on the cards for long periods and especially when reduced to 14 on the 50 minute, Ben McCormack picking up a second yellow.

Having led at the break 0-011 to 0-7 Clare looked on their way when leading 0-14 to 0-9 on the 48 minute.

The introduction of Neil Flynn Danial Flynn made a huge difference when they were introduced but few could have envisaged that final seven minutes when points from David Hyland, Neil Flynn (free), Dan Flynn and the winner from Neil Flynn, a free, as Kildare made it by a single point, 0-16 to 0-15.

Scorers: Kildare, Jimmy Hyland 0-4 (4 frees), Neil Flynn 0-4 (2 frees), Danial Flynn 0-2, Kevin Feely 0-1, Paddy Woodgate 0-2 (1 free), Darragh Kirwan 0-1, David Hyland 0-1.

Clare, Eoin Cleary 0-8 (6 frees), Dermot Coughlan 0-1. Padraic Collins 0-1, Emmett McMahon 0-2, Gavin Cooney 0-2, Ronan Lannigan 0-1.

KILDARE: Mark Donnellan; Mick O'Grady cpt., Shea Ryan, Ryan Houlihan; David Hyland, Eoin Doyle, Paddy McDermott; Kevin Feely, Kevin O'Callaghan; Ben McCormack, Kevin Flynn, Paddy Woodgate; Jimmy Hyland, Darragh Kirwan, Jack Robinson. Subs: Danial Flynn for Jack Robinson (43 minutes); Neil Flynn for Paddy Woodgate (43 minutes); Darragh Malone for Kevin O'Callaghan (58 minute); Shane O'Sullivan for Jimmy Hyland (66 minutes).

CLARE: Stephen Ryan; Manus Doherty, Cillian Brennan, Ronan Lannigan; Cian O'Dea, Pearse Lillis, Alan Sweeney; Cathal O'Connor, Darragh Bohannon; Jamie Malone, Eoin Cleary cpt., Dermot Coughlan; Padraic Collins, Emmet McMahon, Gavin Cooney. Subs: Ikgm Ugweru for Alan Sweeney (half-time); Aaron Griffin for Favin Cooney (47 minutes); Brandy Rouine for Cathal O'Connor (47 minutes); Ciarain Russell for Manus Doherty (70 minutes).

REFEREE: David Murnane, Cork.