Armagh conquer Storm Ciara and Kildare in deserved win
Armagh conquered a storm as they battled to a deserved win over Kildare with just 14 men at the Athletic Grounds.
This could be a vital result for Kieran McGeeney’s side as they set their sights on promotion to Division One, but a significant setback to a Lilywhite side that has lost two in a row and now must dig in to avoid slipping into Tier Two of the All-Ireland Championship.
Former Kildare manager McGeeney took the spoils in front of a crowd of 3,349, and he will have been delighted with the spirit shown by his players after Jamie Clarke was sent off on a second booking just two minutes into the second half.
A pitch inspection by referee David Coldrick was followed by a ground safety inspection as Storm Ciara whipped up, and the game was given the go-ahead to proceed as scheduled.
Armagh had the gale in their backs in the opening half, but they were frustrated time and again by a disciplined Lilywhite defence which had David Hyland and Keith Cribbin operating as double sweepers.
With just two points on the board in the opening quarter of an hour, the Orchard men had little to show for their territorial dominance, but gradually the openings started to appear, with an overworked defence showing the strain.
Two goal chances fell to Kieran McGeeney’s side, but Mark Donnellan’s superb save denied Aidan Nugent, then Peter Kelly produced an equally brilliant block to thwart Rian O’Neill.
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This could be a vital result for Kieran McGeeney’s side as they set their sights on promotion to Division One, but a significant setback to a Lilywhite side that has lost two in a row and now must dig in to avoid slipping into Tier Two of the All-Ireland Championship.
Former Kildare manager McGeeney took the spoils in front of a crowd of 3,349, and he will have been delighted with the spirit shown by his players after Jamie Clarke was sent off on a second booking just two minutes into the second half.
A pitch inspection by referee David Coldrick was followed by a ground safety inspection as Storm Ciara whipped up, and the game was given the go-ahead to proceed as scheduled.
Armagh had the gale in their backs in the opening half, but they were frustrated time and again by a disciplined Lilywhite defence which had David Hyland and Keith Cribbin operating as double sweepers.
With just two points on the board in the opening quarter of an hour, the Orchard men had little to show for their territorial dominance, but gradually the openings started to appear, with an overworked defence showing the strain.
Two goal chances fell to Kieran McGeeney’s side, but Mark Donnellan’s superb save denied Aidan Nugent, then Peter Kelly produced an equally brilliant block to thwart Rian O’Neill.
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