Super Power leads Kildare minor hurlers to victory over Carlow

Electric Ireland Leinster Minor Hurling Championship 2024 Tier 2 Group 2 Round 2

Kildare 2-16

Carlow 0-14

Kildare registered their second win of their Leinster Minor Hurling Championship campaign with a fine win over Carlow. A strong wind in the faces of The Lilies in Fenagh meant keeping pace with the home side in the first half was crucial. And, in much the way they did in the first game against Laois, grab a goal too.

The sides went in at the break level with Kildare at 1-7 to Carlow's 0-10, with Cian McGrath getting his third goal of this campaign already so a job done for Adrian Kinsella's side.

It was nip and tuck for the 15 minutes following the restart, but The Lilies put their foot down coming down the home stretch and a sharp 1-1 on 48 minutes with a Tom Power goal and a superb score from Joey McNulty saw them move clear.

Kildare would run out victors as they shut out Carlow with a fine defensive display from their full-back line once again.

Scorers: Kildare, Tom Power 1-8 (0-5 frees 0-1 65'), Fionn Frisby 0-4, Cian McGrath 1-0, Paddy Kennedy 0-1, Michael Owens 0-1, Joey McNulty 0-1, Gavin Kenny 0-1.

Carlow, Ruairí Murphy 0-11 (0-10 frees), James Brennan 0-1, Kyle Nolan 0-1, Ciaran Kavanagh 0-1.

KILDARE: Fionn Kelly; Darragh Devine, Conall Knox, Joey McNulty; Colm Gordon, Ciarán Dunne, Oisin O'Neill; Oran Byrne, Odhrán Conaty; Ronan O'Malley, Paddy Kennedy, Sean McLoughlin; Cian McGrath, Michael Owens, Tom Power. Subs: Fionn Frisby for Ronan O'Malley (Half-time), Conor O'Brien for Colm Gordon (44 minutes), Gavin Kenny for Sean McLoughlin (50 minutes), Conor Grehan for Paddy Kennedy (52 minutes), Darragh O'Boyle for Michael Owens (58 minutes).

CARLOW: Peter Lynch; Seanie McMahon, Mike Geraghty, Kieran Donald; Niall Power, Martin Carroll, Ruarc O'Neill; Eoin Doyle, Aodhan Kehoe; Ciaran Kavanagh, James Brennan, Robbie Ward; Kyle Nolan, Ruairí Murphy, Jack Connolly. Subs: Aaron Walsh Myles for Seanie McMahon (Half-time), Sean Grennan for Jack Connolly (Half-time), Ciaran O'Neill for Martin Carroll (57 minutes), Shane McCarthy for Ruarc O'Neill (57 minutes), Thomas Sheehan for Ciaran Kavanagh (59 minutes).

Referee: Richard Holland