Kildare SFL: Win keeps Milltown's fate in their own hands
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Milltown turn on the style in penultimate league game against Larries
Miltown picked up a valuable two points in Round 10 of the Hanlon Concrete Senior Football League when they enjoyed an 11 point win over St Laurences on Friday evening.
With one round left in the Division One league campaign Miltown still have their destiny in their own hands as they look to avoid the drop to Division 2.
This was a superb performance from the home side and courtesy of five first half two-pointers they had built up a 15 point lead by the break - 1-16 to 0-4, Miltown having enjoyed the advantage of a stiff opening half breeze.
St Laurence’s needed the wind advantage to have the desired effect after the break and four points inside 6 minutes was the perfect start Senan Murphy, a Felix Lawler 2 pointer and Dylan O’Dwyer were all on target.
Miltown needed 13 minutes to register a second half score Callum Murphy and a Paddy Donohue free keeping enough distance between the sides.
Kevin Eustace landed a Larries two-pointer with 15 to play but they never looked like getting within touching distance.
Joe Dunne rounded a brillaint individual display with five points in the 2-22 to 1-14 win.
St Laurence’s finish their campaign with a visit to Clane while Miltown will make the trip to Athy as both sides battle for survival.
MILLTOWN: Omar Dunne; Jamie Cross, Cian Buckley, Eoghan Colgan; Hugh Hamilton, Colin O’Shea 0-1, Liam Kelly; Joe Dunne 0-5 (1 two-pointer), Kevin Byrne; Ben Curran 0-3 (1 two-pointer), Alan Dignan 0-3 (1 two-pointer), Paddy Donohue 0-4 (1 two-pointer,1f), Callum Murphy 1-3, Ronan O Shea, Ben Heuston 1-3 (1ntwo-pointer). Subs: Aaron Jacob for Hugh Hamilton (44 minutes); Dylan Casey for Jamie Cross (57 minutes); Karl Downey for Eoghan Colgan (58 minutes); Karl Heuston for Ben Heuston (59 minutes).
ST LAURENCE’S: Daniel Shaw; Luke Gorman, Ciaran O’Sullivan, Adam Griffith; Oisin Grufferty 0-1, Kevin Eustace 0-2 (two-pointer), Eoin Clarke; James Donnelly 0-1, Conor Clarke; Pierce O’Dwyer, Ruadhiri Lawlor 0-1, Senan Murphy 0-2; Dylan O’Dwyer 0-4 (1 two-pointer, 1f), Tom Dooley 0-1 (1f), Felix Lawler 0-2 (2pt). Subs: Senan Gallagher for Conor Clarke (half-time); Joe Hanamy for Eoin Clarke (half-time); Eoin Curley 1-0 for Pierce O Dwyer (42 minutes); David O Driscoll for Tom Dooley (42 minutes); Harry Swan for Ruadhiri Lawlor (53 minutes).
REFEREE: Colm Kearney.