Kildare chalk up expected big win over Tyrone in AHL

Kildare recorded their expected win over Tyrone in the Allianz Hurling League Division game played at Cedral St Conleth's Park, Newbrige, on Saurday afternoon.

While it was the visitors who opened the scoring inside the opening minute with a free from Aidan Kelly, it did not take Kildare long to respond with four points on trot as they took complete control. By 20 minutes The Lilies led 0-12 to 0-3 before Muiris Curtin found the Tyrone net.

Tyrone managed to get a few points before the break but it was Kildare who led comfortably 1-21 to 0-4, with no less than ten scorers getting on to the score sheet.

Little if anything changed in the second half as it was just a matter of going through the motions, Kildare adding on a further 1-13 to Tyrone's four points, in total aof 32 point difference on a final score line of Kildare 2-34 Tyrone 0-8, with a total of 13 Kildare players getting on to the score sheet.

Scorers: Kildare, Jack Sheridan 1-5 (2 frees), James Burke 0-6, Muiris Curtin 1-3, Rian Boran 0-4, Paul Dolan 0-4, Cian Boran 0-4, David Qualter 0-2 (2 frees), Jack Higgins 0-2 (1 free), Daire Guerin 0-1, Darragh Melville 0-1, James Dolan (Cel) 0-1, Killian Harrington 0-1.

Tyrone, Aidan Kelly 0-5 (5 frees), Michael Little 0-2 (2 frees), Ciaran Magill 0-1.

KILDARE: Mark Doyle; Liam O'Reilly Matt Eustace, Brian Boran; Harry Carroll, Cathal McCabe, Paul Dolan; Daire Guerin, Cian Boran; James Burke, David Qualter, Muiris Curtin; Jack Sheridan, Darragh Melvillle, James Dolan (Celbridge). Subs: James Dolan (EECC) for Paul Dolan (half-time); Killian Harrington for David Qualter (half-time); Cormac Byrne for Cian Boran (41 minutes); Jack Higgins for Darragh Melville (48 minutes); Conn Kehoe for Jack Sheridan (55 minutes).

TYRONE: Connall Molloy; Ronan Molloy, Fionn Devlin, Cian McGuigan; Lorcan Devlin, Cormac Munroe, Tiernan Morgan; Aidan Kelly, Kiefer Morgan; Turlough Mullin, Branán Molloy, Mark McCann; Conal McKee, Ciaran Magill, Michael Little. Subs: Fionn Corry for Kiefer Morgan (18 minutes); Rory Weir for Mark McCann (48 minutes); Aidan Woods for Conal McKee (48 minutes); Ronan Maguire for Banán Molloy (53minutes); Michael Coyle for Ronan Molloy (58 minutes).

REFEREE: James Clarke.