Mellett’s late points see Naas through

Naas left it late but three points in the closing stages by Kildare senior panellist Conor Mellett were enough to give his team a 0-11 to 0-10 win over Maynooth in Newbridge last evening in the last of the Kildare SFC quarter-finals.

Although considered outsiders and surprise quarter-finalists, Maynooth took the game to Naas and deservedly led 0-8 to 0-6 at half-time, with Pierre Ennis chipping in with some important scores.

Maynooth managed to keep that two-point buffer into the final minutes before pressing the self-destruct button.