Mournemen save best wine ’til last, but lose top flight status

Down 3-13 Kildare 1-12

Two goals from Eoin McCartan and a third from Kevin McKernan ensured the Mournemen did not leave Division 1 without a fight.

On paper, there may not have been much at stake for either team as there was an air of inevitability about Down’s relegation prospects. Yet just like they have done for most of this campaign, Down played with a lot of heart and on this occasion also got the result.