Kildare's new-look forwards hit 'a hurling score' as Cavan leave it too late

Jimmy Hyland, debutant Darragh Kirwan, and Ben McCormack scored 0-15 between them

Cavan goalkeeper Raymond Galligan looks on as the ball comes back off the post after a shot from Darragh Kirwan of Kildare at St Conleth's Park in Newbridge. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

NFL Division 2: Kildare 1-21 Cavan 0-20 

For seven months, Kildare sat joint second from bottom in Division 2 and ruminated on, as Jack O'Connor put it, "a bad league" campaign.