Farney find range in fiery affair

An exhibition of long-range shooting from Monaghan would have been the talking point from this Division 2 affair were it not for two ugly melees.

Kildare incurred their second defeat in as many games as they failed to pull back a three-point deficit at the break having had Brian Flanagan red carded before the second half started.

The defender was dismissed by Joe McQuillan while team-mate Padraig O’Neill and Monaghan’s Dick Clerkin and Dessie Mone were given yellow cards arising from the second row.