Down break Kildare hearts to go through to football final

Down 1-16 Kildare 1-14

Sun, 29 Aug, 2010 - 18:25

Down 1-16 Kildare 1-14

Down survived in a heart-stopping finish at Croke park to reach their first All-Ireland football final since 1994.

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