Kehoe points Lilies to victory

NORTHERN teams normally spell trouble for Kildare, but they recorded a deserved win over Antrim on Saturday.

Kildare began well and led by 0-5 to 0-1 after 14 minutes. Conn Kehoe and Conor Treacy had Kildare on the board before Pádraig McKillop responded in the fifth minute. Antrim were then reduced to 14 when McKillop received a straight red card in the 19th minute.

Antrim played with greater fluency with the reduced number, closing the gap to 0-7 to 0-5 by half-time.

The second half saw four frees in the first 16 minutes, Kehoe knocking three over to help Kildare to a 0-10 to 0-6 lead. Charlie Sheridan’s goal on 58 minutes sealed their win.

SCORERS – Kildare: C Kehoe 0-8 (8f); C Sheridan 1-0; C Treacy 0-2; K Harrington, C Boran, F Maher 0-1 each. Antrim: F McQuillan 0-4 (3f); E McFerran, A Scullion, P McKillop 0-1 each.

KILDARE – B Loughlin; S Moran, L O’Reilly, D O’Meara; F Cooke, C Boran, D Guerin; C Flanagan, C Kehoe; C Treacy, N Doan, F Maher; C Sheridan, A Goss, K Harrington. SUBS: R Byrden for Moran B/S (43); C Nolan for Dolan (44); E Hayes for Maher (56); Byrden for Guerin (60); T O’Donovan for Sheridan (61); S Gleeson for Flanagan (62).

ANTRIM – C McKeegan; S McKenna, B McAuley, D Wilson; P Short, E Trainor, C Boyle; R McCormick, E McFerran; A Scullion, P McKillop, R Murray; S McIntosh, F McQuillan, A McGarrigle. Subs: L O’Connor for McCormick (h-t); D Turley for McIntosh (38); S McDonnell for Scullion (48); M Toner for McKenna (55).

REF – M Ryan (Dublin)