UNDER-21 FOOTBALL LEINSTER QUARTER-FINALS: Kildare 4-13 Carlow 0-6:TWO GOALS in the opening minute saw Kildare make comfortable passage at Newbridge.
Conor Mellett shook the net after 18 seconds and Niall Hurley-Lynch finished from close range.
A further two Kildare goals before the interval confirmed their superiority as they went in with an unassailable 4-3 to 0-4 lead.
It wasn’t all good news for Kildare as they had Robbie Conefrey receive a straight red card in the second half.
KILDARE: A Devane; S Murphy, J Kavanagh, S Bergin; T Byrne, R Conefrey, J Browne (0-1); M Bradley (0-1), C Brophy (0-1); C Canning, E O'Flaherty (1-5, 0-2 frees), C Gravin (0-2, one free); N Hurley-Lynch (2-1), K Cribbin (0-1), C Mellett (1-0). Subs: R Maguire for Bergin (40 mins), S Fahey for Hurley-Lynch (48 mins), B Kinihan for Bradley (46 mins), B Mullally (0-1) for Cribbin (56 mins)
CARLOW: M Hennessy; BJ Molloy, S Redmond, A Callinane; C Murphy, C Byrne, G Nolan; D Foley, E Byrne; E Ruth, D St. Ledger, M Clowry; J Lowry (0-1), J Kinsella (0-5, frees), C Mullins. Subs: E Nolan for Murphy (41 mins), D Kinsella for Callinane (46 mins), S Mernagh for Foley (51 mins), D McInerney for Nolan (54 mins).
Referee:P Kneel (Louth).
