U20 Leinster Hurling: Kildare defeat Kerry

Following their four point defeat at the hands of Laois, Kildare U20 hurlers got back to winning ways with a three point win over Kerry on the back pitch at O'Moore Park, on Bank Holiday Monday.
Played, at times, in torrential rain and wind, the sides were level at 0-4 apiece at half-time.
On the change of ends Kildare, playing with the strong breeze, took control stretching the lead out to 0-12 to 0-4 at the half-way point and while Kerry never gave up, the efforts were rewarded somewhat when the closed the gap, without ever threatening the winners.
A late goal put a bit of a gloss on on the final result but it was Kildare who eventually won on a score line of Kildare 0-15 Kerry 1-9.
Kildare now play Carlow in their final group game.

Scorers: Kildare, Charlie Sheridan 0-4 (3 frees), Cian Boran 0-4, Conn Keogh 0-3, Bill Hennessy 0-1, Daire Guerin 0-1, Ciaran Flanagan 0-1, Kilian Harrington 0-1.

Kerry, Ronan Walsh 0-9 (7 frees); Eric Walsh 1-0.

KILDARE: Ben Loughlin (Naas); Evan O'Briain (Naas), Liam O'Reilly (Naas), Ciaran Kirwan (Celbridge); Sean Gleeson (Celbridge), Alan Goss (Celbridge), Bill Hennessy (Naas); Daire Guerin (Naas), Daniel O'Meara (Maynooth); Ciaran Flanagan cpt (Maynooth), Charlie Sheridan (Naas), Conn Kehoe (Moorefield); Fionn Maher (Naas), Conor Treacy (Celbridge) Cian Boran (Naas). Subs: Killian Harrington (Naas) for Fionn Maher (half-time); Cormac Nolan (Maynooth) for Conor Treacy (53 minutes); Jack Couch (Sallins) for Conn Kehoe (55 minutes); Oisin Lynam (Celbridge for Cian Boran (59 minutes).

KERRY: Keltyn Molloy; Luke Kennelly, Jedd Maunsell, Dara Kearney; Sean McGrath, Rory O'Mahony, Jack Hannon; Anthony Kavanagh, Felim O'Sullivan; Eoin Stack, Ronan Walsh, Gillian Litchfield; Sean Brosnan, Kieran Carroll, Corey Murphy. Subs: Jack Enright for Corey Murphy (38 minutes); Eric Walsh for Eoin Stock (40 minutes); Nathaniel Doncel for Anthony Kavanagh (46 minutes); Tomas Gaynor for Dara Kearney (50 minutes); Seamie Foran for Felim O'Sullivan.