Kildare SFC: Eadestown advance after win over Confey

Eadestown, not only kept themselves out of a relegation final, but due to Caragh defeating Carbury (1-16 to 1-15) it means that the boys in blue now also qualify for a pre quarter final in the SFC, that shows really how close and how much this game meant.

Two early goals put Confey in the driving seat, however by half-time the boys from the north of the county led by 2-6 to 1-5, having played with the benefit of the wind.

Slowly but surely Eadestown cut into that lead, going ahead at one stage only for Confey to regain the lead but it was Emmet Bolton's side who finished the game stronger hitting seven points on the trot and while Confey came back with a late goal it was not enough with Eadestown winning on a final score line of Eadestown 1-20 Confey 3-11.

Scorers: Eadestown, Eoin Conneff 0-6 (4 frees), Niall Cummins 0-6 (2 two-pointer frees, 1 two-pointer), Conor McCarthy 1-1, Pauric Tuohy 0-4 (1 two-pointer), Cian Bolton 0-2 (two-pointer), Calum Murphy 0-1.

Confey, Niall Carney 1-4 (1 two-pointer), Brian Grimes 1-0, David Slattery 1-1, Josh Collins 0-3 (1 two-pointer free, 45), Cathal Jennings 0-2, James Gately 0-1.

EADESTOWN: Shane Sargent; Daiire Dillon, John Lawlor, Paul O'Dwyer; Brian Monaghan, Cian Boran, Tom Mernagh; Niall Cummins, Rian Boran; Calum Murphy, Pauric Tuohy, Sean Hynes; Eoin Conneff, Dara McGettrick, Conor McCarthy. Subs: Darragh Jameson for Tom Meernagh (42 minutes); Cian Bolton for Calum Murphy (46 minuites).

CONFEY: Colin Heeney; Conor Dennehy, Joe Kilbane, Andrew Breslin; Cathal Jennings, Aidan Jordan, Aidan Crean; Paul Divilly, Josh Collins; Brian Grimes, David Slattery, Conor Jennings; Philip Hallinan, Oisin Maher, Niall Carney. Subs: James Gately for Oisin Maher (6 minutes); Imad Mirza for Joe Kilbane (15 minutes); Oisin Maher for Conor Jennings (53 minutes); Ben Corscadden for David Slattery (61 minutes).

REFEREE: Lee Moore.