Kavanagh superb as Carlow cruise it

CARLOW 3-15 KILDARE 1-6

CARLOW had the points wrapped up by half-time yesterday when leading Kildare by 3-12 to 0-1 at Netwatch Cullen Park, but team boss Colm Bonnar will have been unimpressed by a second-half in which the Lilywhites outscored them by 1-5 to 0-3.

Marty Kavanagh did most to undermine Joe Quaid’s side in the opening half, setting up fullforward James Doyle for a fifth-minute goal before striking for his side’s other two green flags in the 29th and 32nd minutes. The St Mullins man hit 2-6 in a Man of the Match display.

Mark Delaney, with 0-5, and an injury-time goal from Eanna O’Neill provided respectability.

Carlow’s win keeps them in the promotion frame. SCORERS – Carlow: M Kavanagh 2-6 (4f, 0-2 65s), JMNol an 0-3, J Doyle 1-0, D Byrne 0-2, P Coady, C Nolan,JKa van agh,ENol an 0-1 each.

Kildare: M Delaney 0-5 (0-4f), E O’Neill 1-1. CAR LOW–B Tracey 7; AC or co ran 6, P Doyle 6, M Doyle 6; E Nolan 6, D English 6, R Coady 6; J Kavanagh 7, DB yr ne7;JM Nolan 7, P Coady 5, S Murphy 5: MK av anagh9,J Doyle6,C Nolan 6. Subs: D Murphy 5 for C Nolan (44); E Byrne for P Co ady(58);JMurp hy forJKa van agh(59);C Wall for D Byrne (60); CF oleyforJ MN olan(62);K McDonald for S Murphy (70).

K IL DARE–PD er mo dy 7; C For de 6 J Do ran

5, PSu ll ivan5;S Gainey5,M Mo loney7,N O’ Mui ne acháin5;S Lacey 5, B Byrne 5; EO’ Neill 6, M Fitzgerald 5, K Whelan 5; C Bonus 5, M Delaney 6,SRyan5. Subs: DC a hill for Lacey( h-t ); J Sheridan for Gainey (h-t); E O’Hehir 5 for Ryan (46); CD ow ling for Whelan (54); BM cC or mack for Fitzgerald (injured) (68).

REF – P Burke (Kilkenny).