Cork 0-13 Kildare 1-07

Kildare 2-15 Longford 3-8

Leaving Cert student Emmet O’Keeffe kicked the winning point as Kildare came from seven points down at half time against old rivals Meath to snatch a place in the Leinster junior football final in a pulsating semi-final at St Conleth’s Park.

Winning the Division 2 league title may have been perceived outside of the camp as being important to Kildare’s continuing development but it was never viewed as such by the players or management.

Kildare lost their Bord Na Móna O’Byrne Cup crown in Portlaoise last night after switching off in the second-half.