Dowling the Kildare ace

Kildare 0-12 Westmeath 0-8

Kildare got off to a flying start and led by 0-4 to nil after 11 minutes. However, the home side rallied and drew level by the 28th minute, before going in at the break leading by 0-6 to 0-4.

The sides were level at 0-8 each with 10 minutes remaining, in what was a disappointing game for the approximate attendance of 2,000.