Longford minors suffer defeat at the hands of Kildare

The Longford minor footballers tasted defeat at the hands of Kildare losing 2-12 to 1-8 in the Leinster minor football championship at Newbridge.

Longford held at the upper hand at the break leading 1-4 to 0-4; Paddy Moran’s goal on nine minutes separating the sides.

Kildare’s Ben Loakman converted a penalty two minutes into the second half and he added another penalty goal with three minutes remaining to give the Lilywhites a seven-point lead.

Neither side managed a score thereafter as Kildare won comfortably. Gareth Johnston’s men will be hoping for a better result when they play Offaly in the final round of group fixtures.