Kildare secured the win they needed to clinch promotion to Division 2 of the Allianz Football League but this game at Cedral St Conleth’s Park was far more eventful than the 11-point margin at the final whistle might suggest.
Brian Flanagan’s team knew coming into the game that they would be promoted if they could overcome an Antrim side who were virtually relegated even before a ball was thrown in and all seemed to be going to plan when Niall Kelly, Callum Bolton and Alex Beirne kicked two points each as the hosts scored the first six points of the game inside the opening 14 minutes.
However, the Saffrons came storming back into the game as they used the wind at their backs to the fullest…