Kilkenny register a rare victory

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR Kilkenny 2-13 London 0-15: KILKENNY SCORED a rare win in this bottom-of-the-table Division…

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION FOUR Kilkenny 2-13 London 0-15:KILKENNY SCORED a rare win in this bottom-of-the-table Division Four clash at Nowlan Park. Top scorer Michael Grace scored a fine injury-time goal to seal their win.

London led 0-5 to 0-1 after 13 minutes helped by early points from Gary Kane, Mark Mulholland and Paul Hehir but Grace's first goal left Kilkenny just three down at the break, 1-4 to 0-10. London led until the 42nd minute when John Maher's point for Kilkenny levelled matters at 1-8 to 0-11.

KILKENNY:J Coonan; A Mackey, P Donovan, P Mullins; M Morrissey (0-2), A Murphy, N Roche; M Mahony (0-1), P Maher; P Roche (0-1), J Maher (0-4, two frees), S Mahony; M Grace (2-2), E Brennan (0-2, one free), D Herity. Subs: D Walton for Mullins inj (39 mins), P Sheehan (0-1) for Herity (53 mins).

LONDON:B McGrearty; R Morgan, B Comer, T Moriarty; P Morgan, C Beirne, N Spain (0-2); G Kane (0-4), P Hehir (0-5, three frees, one 45), M Mulholland (0-1), F Cleary, S Maguire (0-2), E O'Cuiv, P O'Donoghue (0-1), M Hughes. Subs: A Dillane for Mulholland (40 mins), C Moroney for Morgan (43 mins), T Pierce for T Moriarty (51 mins), M Keane for R Morgan (61 mins).

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Referee:M Condon (Waterford).