Galligan’s in for the Kil already
Kildare 0-12 Cavan 0-16 Allianz NFL Division 2 BY GER MCNALLY
CAVAN got off to a flying start under Raymond Galligan’s management with a well-deserved win over Kildare in Carlow.
They were organised in defence and frustrated the Kildare attack for long spells, while constantly carrying a threat up front.
In Paddy Lynch they had the game’s top scorer and he opened their account with the first of his eight points inside two minutes.
Cavan were flying in the early stages and both wing backs, Oisin Kiernan and Padraig Faulkner, scored to put them 4-2 ahead.
Kildare levelled but Gerard Smith and Killian Clarke were among the scorers as Cavan pushed 0-9 to 0-6 up at half time.
Ciaran Brady, in the team
just a couple of weeks after winning an All-ireland Junior title with his club Arva, sent Cavan four clear early in the second half and when Dara Mcveety pointed in the 49th minute they were five ahead.
The introduction of Shane O’sullivan brought new life to Kildare and after helping create a score for Kirwan, he scored himself. Just as Kildare were building momentum, Paddy Mcdermott missed a great chance to get them back to within a point.
That missed chance proved to be Kildare’s last chance as Cavan raced four clear and held on for a great opening day win. SCORERS - Cavan: P Lynch 0-8 (7fs), C Brady 0-1, G Smith 0-1, O Brady 0-1, O Kiernan (Castlerahan) 0-1, P Faulkner 0-1, K Clarke 0-1, Cormac O’reilly 0-1, D Mcveety 0-1 Kildare: D Kirwan 0-3, S O’sullivan 0-2, J Hyland 0-2 (1f), P Woodgate 0-1f, A O’neill 0-1, J Sargent 0-1, K Flynn 0-1 B Mccormack 0-1