Kildare SFC: Sarsfields blow Raheens away in second half
Impressive showing from the Newbridge side
Incredibly there was 17 points between Sarsfields and Raheens with the Newbridge side putting in an absolute powerful final 20 minutes hitting an impressive 2-9 and keeping the Caragh boys scoreless.
Just a point separated the sides at the break, Sarsfields leading 1-6 to 1-5.
Raheens got off to the perfect start at the start of the second half, Paddy Woodgate firing a penalty to the net.
However The Sash replied instantly, Shea Ryan blasting to the net and whle Raheens scored a mere two more points, the Newbridge lads added 2-10 with two goals from Cathal White.
Final score: Sarsfields 4-18 Raheens 2-7.
Scorers: Sarsfields, Cathal White 2-0, Conor O'Donovan 1-4, Ryan Kearney 0-5, Callum Bolton 0-4 (1 two-pointer, 45free), Shea Ryan 1-0, Ben Loakman 0-3 (2 frees), Karl Hartley 0-1, Jake Loakman 0-1.
Raheens, Paddy Woodgate 1-2 (1 two-pointer free, penalty), Daire Gilmartin 1-0, Liam Power 0-3 (0-2 (mark, free), Graham Waters 0-1, Killian Thompson 0-1.
SARSFIELDS: Marc Courtney Byrne; Daragh Conlon, Tom Aspell, Cian Byrne; Conor O'Donovan, Kieran Dwyer, Jimmy O'Neill; Tadhg Hoey, Cathal White; Ryan Kearney, Karl Hartley, Shea Ryan; Barry Coffey, Callum Bolton, Ben Loakman. Subs: Harry Redmond for Barry Coffey (11 minutes); Jake Loakman for Jimmy O'Neill (48 minutes); Ronan Fitzgibbon for Ben Loakman (41 minutes).
RAHEENS: Declan Campbell; Shane Crowley, Jack Hamill, Tom Early; Fionn Tully, Niall Cramar, Graham Waters; Dara Crowley, Killian Thompson; Daniel Hamill, Niall Dolan, Shane Gilmartin; Paddy Woodgate, Liam Power, Jack Taaffe. Subs: Luke O'Donovan for Fionn Tully (27 minutes); Cathal O'Toole for Tom Early (35 minutes); Jason Earley for Killian Thompson (51 minutes); Rob Thompson for Niall Dolan (51 minutes).
REFEREE: Kieran Harris.