U20s fall to second Championship defeat
Kildare's Ross Harris takes on Carlow's Jack Deacy in the Leinster U20 Football Championship tie this evening Photo: Sean Brilly
This under 20 football championship second round group game at Conleth Park on Wednesday was over at half-time with the home side leading 2-16 to 0-9. Carlow fought hard but came up against a side who, in the opening half, were merciless in their point-taking. Ben Loakman and Ross Harris picked off 14th and 28th minute goals respectively. Carlow’s Brandon Cassidy was their leading scorer in the opening 30 minutes with four points from frees.
From the opening minutes of the second half, the game duly played out to its inevitable conclusion. Carlow two pointers took the bad look off the scoreline with Liam Gavin registering three and Jack Deacy on the mark with one at the end.
Late goals from Ross Harris and Eoin Cully emphasised the difference in class between the two teams as Kildare saw out the game with a degree of confidence.
B Loakman 1-5 (2p), E Cully 1-4, J O’Brien 0-5 (45 1-2pf), R Harris 1-1, J Lynch 1-0, K Browne (2p), R Sinkey, F Quinn, C Moran 0-2 each, J Harris, J Cunningham, A Fitzpatrick 0-1 each.
L Gavin 0-7 (3-2pf,f), B Cassidy 0-5 (4fs), J Deacy, (1-2p), J Nolan 0-2, J Phiri, A Burgess 0-1 each.
Charlie Carroll; Conor O’Grady, Padraic Spillane, Niall Cramer; Colm Moran, James Harris, Cathal White; Senan Murphy, Ross Harris; Ryan Sinkey, Ben Loakman, Killian Browne; Jay O’Brien, Fintan Quinn, Eoin Cully. Subs: Austin Donegan for Sinkey (37), Joey Cunningham for Browne (41), Jimmy Lynch for O’Brien (44), Andrew Hill for White (50), Adam Fitzpatrick for Quinn (50).
Aaron Power; Daire Byrne, Ross Moran, Padraig O’Brien; Tom Dillon, Eoin Myers, Darragh Fitzgerald; Adam Burgess, Conail Fitzpatrick; Jack Deacy, Liam Gavin, John Phiri; Brandon Cassidy, Cillian Moore, Jake Nolan. Subs: Marc Mulhall for Moore (h/t), Cathal Healy for Fitzgerald (h/t), Sam McHugh for Byrne (43), Jamie Coakley for Fitzpatrick (43), Jimmy Carroll for Phiri (56).
Stephen Fagan (Wicklow).
