Naas denied Celbridge late on to seal a two-point win in Netwatch Cullen Park.
NAAS BECAME THE first Kildare club to win a three-in-a-row in over 70 years after beating Celbridge in Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow today.
Points in quick succession by Alex Beirne and Darragh Kirwan gave them a 0-3 to 0-1 lead after nine minutes. Play was held then held up for lengthy treatment to Tony Archbold and after he left on a stretcher, his replacement Conor Plunkett was also forced off through injury without even touching the ball. Those stoppages would have a big impact later in the game as there was nine minutes added on.
Once back to 15 men, quickfire points from Paul McDermott and Kevin Cummins in the fifth minute of injury time looked to seal the deal for Naas but Celbridge kept plugging away and Aaron Browne and Brophy scored late on and again there was just a point between the sides. Scorers for Naas: D Kirwan 0-4, A Beirne 0-3 , L Mullins 0-2 , Paul McDermott, D Hanafin, S Hanafin, K Cummins 0-1 each.
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