Kildare ladies win last league game against Westmeath ahead of final in two weeks

Lidl National Football League Division 2 Round 7

Kildare 2-9

Westmeath 1-7

Kildare completed their Division 2 regular season campaign with a sixth win out of seven over Westmeath. This fixture was the final hurdle before Kildare's league final vs Tyrone on April 7 in Croke Park.

The Lillies did most of their damage in the first half with 2-5 of their 2-9 total scored in the opening half an hour. Early goals from Ruth Sargent and Neasa Dooley meant Kildare led for much of this game and closed out victory as both sides rang in the second half changes.

Kildare, Neasa Dooley 1-2, Ruth Sargent 1-0, Róisín Byrne 0-3, Claire Sullivan 0-1, Lara Gilbert 0-1, Hazel McLoughlin 0-1, Ellen Dowling 0-1 (0-1 frees).

Westmeath, Leanne Slevin 1-2 (1-0 Penalty, 0-2 frees), Sarah Dillon 0-3, Rebecca Higgins 0-1, Karen Hegarty 0-1 (0-1 frees).

KILDARE: Niamh Barnes; Fiona Troute, Mia Doherty, Alex Reynolds; Lara Gilbert, Ruth Sargent, Lauren Murtagh; Grace Clifford, Claire Sullivan; Aoife Rattigan, Ellen Dowling, Trina Duggan; Neasa Dooley, Róisín Byrne, Hazel McLoughlin. Subs: Mary Hulgraine for Niamh Barnes (Half-time), Niamh Farrelly for Róisín Byrne (35 minutes), Leah Doran for Lauren Murtagh (47 minutes), Aine Mernagh for Fiona Troute (47 minutes), Holly Tyrell for Aoife Rattigan (48 minutes), Lara Curran for Ellen Dowling (52 minutes), Aoife Kilkenny for Hazel McLoughlin (54 minutes), Elaine Keogh for Trina Duggan (58 minutes), Lisa Shaw for Claire Sullivan (58 minutes), Erin Brereton Foley for Neasa Dooley (58 minutes).

WESTMEATH: Lauren McCormack; Laura Kiernan, Lucy Power, Melek Fagan; Chloe Kelly, Fiona Coyle, Rachel Dillon; Kelly Boyce Jordan, Vicky Carr; Ashley Ruane, Rebecca Higgins, Meadbh Mangan; Sarah Dillon, Leanne Slevin, Tracey Dillon. Subs: Caoimhe Kilmurray for Rebecca Higgins (28 minutes), Caoimhe Clarke McMahon for Meadbh Mangan (Half-time), Karen Hegarty for Lucy Power (Half-time), Aoife Temple for Lauren McCormack (35 minutes), Chloe Moran for Chloe Kelly (35 minutes), Susanna Buckley for Tracey Dillon (38 minutes), Mairead Newman for Rachel Dillon (38 minutes), Sinead Seery for Vicky Carr (47 minutes), Jemma Seery for Fiona Coyle (48 minutes), Joyce Conway for Sarah Dillon (48 minutes).

Referee: Kevin Phelan, Laois