Kilkenny Intermediates too sharp for Kildare in one sided affair
Kilkenny 3-15 Kildare 0-6
Kilkenny remain unbeaten in the Intermediate Championship as they claimed another
impressive win, this time 18 point winners away to Kildare
The Lilywhites opened the scoring when Leah Sutton pointed in the opening minute.
Kilkenny were quick to reply with Claire Doheny, Caroline Kennedy and Danielle Morrissey
pointing for a 0-3 to 0-1 lead by the 5th minute.
Sutton got Kildare on the board again in the seventh minute with a pointed free befoe Doheny and Sutton then traded points.
In the second quarter, Kilkenny took complete control, blitzing 2-5 without reply.
Lauren Ronan and Aoife Cantwell added points, before Carlise Comerford and Niamh Crowley
rattled the back of the net.
Three Morrissey frees at the end of the half saw Kilkenny lead 2-9 to 0-3 at the break.
The Cats continued the scoring at the start of the second half with points from Crowley and
Morrissey before Caoimhe Ni Bhuirceal added a point for Kildare.
Morrissey and Kennedy continued to add scores and by the end of the third quarter the lead
was 2-15 to 0-4.
Emma Mulhall only on the pitch less than three minutes, added Kilkenny’s third goal after a Danielle Morrissey free was batted out by the Kildare goalkeeper and Mulhall was quickest to react to flick it to the net.
This was the visitors last score of the match, while Sutton would slot over two points for Kildare.
A short time later, the referee blew the full-time whistle with the score reading 3-15 to 0-6 in favour of Kilkenny.
Kilkenny topped their group and head straight to the All-Ireland Semi Final on 27th July in FBD Semple Stadium where they await the winners of next week’s Quarter Finals between Offaly v Meath and Galway v Kerry.
A draw will be carried out after the matches to see who plays Kilkenny and Cork in the Semi Finals.
Teams and Scorers
Kilkenny - Danielle Morrissey 0-8 (6f, 2 45), Niamh Crowley 1-1, Carlisle Comford, Emma Mulhall 1-0 each, Claire Doheny, Caroline Kennedy 0-2 each, Lauren Ronan, Aoife Cantwell 0-1 each
Kildare – Leah Sutton 0-6 (1f), Caoimhe Ni Bhuirceal 0-1
Kilkenny: Cliona Murphy, Niamh Leahy, Rachel Whelan, Jane Cass, Mairead Kennedy, Shauna Treacy, Hannah Scott, Danielle Morrissey, Ciara Foskin, Lauren Ronan, Claire Doheny, Aoife Cantwell, Niamh Crowley, Caroline Kennedy, Carlise Comerford.
Subs – Rose Kelly for Aoife Cantwell, Rachel Dowling for Ciara Foskin, Emma Mulhall for Caroline Kennedy, Afton Grace for Danielle Morrissey, Laura Phelan for Niamh Leahy.
Kildare – Roisin Roche, Kelly Perkins (Vice Captain), Sorcha Dolan, Ella Copeland, Laoise Mimnagh, Aoife McCarthy, Ellen Morgan, Shauna Mulligan, Meabh Maguire, Leah Sutton (Captain), Sarah Lavin, Caoimhe Ni Bhuirceal, Niamh Mortell, Sarah Carroll, Aoife McDermott.
Subs – Sinead O’Brien for Niamh Mortell, Aideen Walsh for Meabh Maguire.
Referee – Philip McDonald (Cavan)