GAA: Wexford 0-13 Kildare 0-12:WEXFORD TURNED in a stunning finish to edge victory at Enniscorthy last night. The sides were level at 0-11 with five minutes left, but Wexford struck for two points from Brendan Halpin and Derek Butler to go two clear with one minute remaining.
Kildare’s Pádraig Fogarty pointed a free, but it was the home side who closed out the game.
With Michael Regan pointing two frees, and Kevin O’Grady adding another, Wexford led 0-3 to 0-2, with Kildare having points from Pádraig Fogarty and Fionn Dowling. The sides went on to trade points leaving Wexford leading 0-5 to 0-3 at the interval.
The start of the second half was delayed by 20 minutes due to a power failure, but when Kildare went ahead for the first time, 0-9 to 0-8, through a 41st-minute Fogarty point, it looked as if they were in control, but Wexford prevailed.
WEXFORD: R Farrell; J Breen, S Gaule, C Carty; D Butler (0-1), J Leacy, L Óg McGovern (0-1); M OHanlon, M O'Regan (0-3, 2f, 1 45); D Murphy, E Kent, P Kelly; K O'Grady (0-4, frees), K Kehoe, B Halpin (0-1). Sub: M Furlong for Breen (52 mins).
KILDARE: C Heneghan; D Holton, S Campbell, M Kelly; J Comerford, A Karey, C Plunkett; K Feeley, R Kelly; P Fogarty (0-6, 1f), E Heavey, S Hurley (0-1); F Dowling (0-2), P ONeill, J McAndrew (0-3, 2f). Subs: W Burke for Plunkett (46 mins); D Egan for O'Neill (52 mins).
Referee: J Curley (Meath).
