Tactical tweaks help Cavan to victory over Kildare

Cavan manager Dermot McCabe asked his team to "do better under the breaking ball, kill the ball every time they took a shot and just to come out on the right side of every battle that they went into to get onto the ball".

The half-time introduction of Gearóid McKiernan was one the catalysts for Cavan in their victory over Kildare. Pic: Tyler Miller/Sportsfile

National Football League Division 2: Cavan 0-16 Kildare 0-13 

Cavan's survival hopes received a timely shot in the arm with his battling win over Kildare at a wet, wild and wintry Breffni Park.