Longford lead Kildare at break

Longford 2-2, Kildare 0-07 (half-time)

First-half goals by Niall Sheridan and Trevor Smullen put Longford in control by the slenderest of margins at half-time in the Leinster SFC at O'Moore Park.

Kildare kept in touch with points from Ronan Sweeney (2), Karl Ennis, Tadhg Fennin, John Doyle (2) and Derek McCormack.