Kildare minor hurlers beat Westmeath to reach quarter-final stage

2024 Electric Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Pre Q-Final

Kildare 1-20

Westmeath 1-17

The Kildare minor hurlers have reached the quarter-final stage with a brilliant win over Westmeath. Joint top-scorer Tom Boran was exceptional on the day five superb points from play. 

Kildare led right the way through the second half as they did their best to keep their opponents at arm's length. Cian McGrath got the vital goal for Kildare. After he was fed through by Tom Power, McGrath raised the green flag in exceptional style, smashing the ball into the roof of the net

Kildare, Tom Boran 0-5, Tom Power 0-5 (0-4 frees), Cian McGrath 1-0,  Ciarán Dunne 0-2, Paddy Kennedy 0-2, Fionn Frisby 0-2, Oran Byrne 0-1, Oisin O'Neill 0-1, Conor O'Brien 0-1, Conall Knox 0-1.

Westmeath, Kian Loughlin 0-7 (0-7 frees), Cormac McKeogh 1-4, Padraig Casey 0-3, Eoin Meehan 0-1, Ryan Williams 0-1, Marc Davis 0-1.

KILDARE: Fionn Kelly; Darragh Devine, Conall Knox, Joey McNulty; Colm Gordon, Ciarán Dunne, Oisin O'Neill; Oran Byrne, Odhrán Conaty; Tom Boran, Paddy Kennedy, Ronan O'Malley; Cian McGrath, Michael Owens, Tom Power. Subs: Conor O'Brien for Odhrán Conaty (40 minutes), Fionn Frisby for Cian McGrath (45 minutes), Sean McLoughlin for Ronan O'Malley (49 minutes).

WESTMEATH: Cathal Óg Fagan; Dara Mulligan, Mikey Weir, Aaron Flanagan; Ben McNamee, Sean Hayes, Darragh Kenny; Cody Ward, Finn Higgins; Dylan Corrigan, Padraig Casey, Eoin Meehan; Kian Loughlin, Cormac McKeogh, Ryan Williams. Subs: Oisín McCauley for Ben McNamee (40 minutes), Cian Fleming for Finn Higgins (49 minutes), Marc Davis for Dylan Corrigan (52 minutes), Dillon Burke for Kian Loughlin (55 minutes).

Referee: Thomas Gleeson (Dublin)