Leinster MFC: Late burst sees Kildare defeat Meath

Two late goals from TJ Donoghue and Niall McAndrew helped Kildare to come from behind to record a 3-14 to 1-15 win over Meath in Round 2 of the Electric Ireland Leinster MFC, Group 3, Round 2 game, this evening at Cedral St Conleth's Park, Newbridge.

Meath led at the break by four points 0-10 to 0-6. However a Rory Thompson goal immediately after the break gave Kildare hope but Meath hit back quickly with three points, one two-pointer, followed by a Stephen Cahill goal to lead 1-13 to 1-8 after 43 minutes.

However, Kildare suddenly began to run at the opposition and it certainly paid off as they hit three points in a row followed by those two late goals that saw them over the line to record a win that looked unlikely up until that last quarter.

Kildare, at home, play Westmeath in a week's time in the final game in the group, while Meath play Longford.

Scorers: Kildare, Pauric Carthy 0-5 (two two-point frees), Rory Thompson 1-2 (1 free), Niall McAndrew 1-0, TJ Donoghue 1-0, Ollie Deller 0-2, Hugh Martin 0-2, Niall McAndrew 0-1, Cillian Long 0-1 (free), Turlough Donnelly 0-1 (free).

Meath, Charlie Gallagher 0-5 (one two-pointer, and one two-pointer free), Stephen Cahill 1-1, Adam McEvoy 0-3 (2 frees), Nathan Reilly 0-3 (1 free), Declan Byrne 0-1, Eoghan McCrearty 0-1, Will Byrne 0-1.

KILDARE: Jamie Wall (Round Towers); Dan Sargent (Eadestown), Niall McAndrew (Naas), Senan Gallagher (St Laurence's); Sean Gleeson (Round Towers), Charlie Cullen (Elistown), TJ Donoghue (Sarsfields); Calum Keaveny (Athy), Ollie Deller (Round Towers); Rian Curran (Raheens), Hugh Martin (Suncroft), Mark Travers, cpt (Naas); Pauric Carthy (Rathangan), Rory Thompson (Raheens), Charlie Doran (Clane). Subs: Turlough Donnelly (Kilcullen) for SeanGleeson (half-time); Cillian Long (Naas) for Rian Curran (half-time); Eoghan Lyons (Clane) for Rory Thompson (58 minutes).

MEATH: Kian Campbell; Charlie O'Connor, Conall O'Sullivan, Glen Callaghan; Tadhg Foley, Eoghan McBrearty cpt., Niall Lawless; Declan Byrne, Charlie Gallagher; Will Byrne, Cillian Murphy, Jeff Foley; Adam McEvoy, Stephen Cahill, Nathan Reilly. Subs: Robert Johnson for Jeff Foley (41 minutes); CJ Lynch for Stephen Cahill (48 minutes); Sean Delaney for Cillian Murphy (53 minutes): Max Condon for Tadhg Foley (57 minutes); Sean Smith for Declan Byrne (57 minutes).

REFEREE: James Foley.