Kildare claims their first Lidl National Football League Division 2 crown since 2004 with a victory over Tyrone. Claire Sullivan and Neasa Dooley score crucial first-half goals.
Kildare 2-9 Tyrone 0-12 FIRST-HALF GOALS from Claire Sullivan and Neasa Dooley were crucial at Croke Park as Kildare defeated Tyrone to claim their first Lidl National Football League Division 2 crown since 2004.
Dead-ball specialists Byrne and Maria Canavan — an extended member of that famous Tyrone family — went on to trade points at either end of the pitch, but with sunshine making way for driving rain in north Dublin, this showpiece suddenly became less free-flowing in nature. Tyrone, who drew with Kildare during the Division 2 group stages, were still in contention on the restart, however, and another clinically-executed Canavan free got them back up and running. Captain Aoibhinn McHugh also burst through from midfield for a point that shook the woodwork on its way over, before Kildare finally opened their second half account on 41 minutes with a white flag contribution from Trina Duggan.
Scorers for Kildare: N Dooley 1-1, R Byrne 0-4 , C Sullivan 1-0, T Duggan, E Dowling, L Curran, N Farrelly 0-1 each.KILDARE: M Hulgraine; F Troute, A Clifford, M Doherty; L Murtagh, R Sargent, L Gilbert; G Clifford, H McLoughlin; T Duggan, E Dowling, C Sullivan; N Dooley, R Byrne, A Rattigan.
Kildare Tyrone Lidl National Football League Division 2 Victory Goals Claire Sullivan Neasa Dooley
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