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Allianz HL D2: Kerry, Kildare and Offaly make it two from two

Eoghan Cahill's 12-point haul off the bench today was crucial in settling Offaly's nerves against Derry.

Eoghan Cahill's 12-point haul off the bench today was crucial in settling Offaly's nerves against Derry.

ALLIANZ NATIONAL HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION 2A RESULTS

Offaly 0-33 Derry 1-15

Kerry 0-18 Carlow 1-13

Kildare 1-17 Down 0-19

Offaly struck 20 second half points as they beat Derry 0-33 to 1-15 at Glenisk O'Connor Park this afternoon, moving to the top of the Allianz League Division 2A table in the process. After starting well, the Faithful County lost their way, shooting 11 first half wides, allowing Derry to take the lead (0-8 to 0-7) with half an hour gone.

Eoghan Cahill's introduction steadied the ship however, and he shot 0-12 in total, 0-7 from play, and three of those before half time, despite only coming onto the field in the 31st minute. Reece McSorley batted in a goal for Derry just before half-time and three James Friel points after the break helped the Oak Leaf county to stay in touch, but Offaly moved through the gears after that, with Cahill continuing to lead the way.

Kerry maintained their unbeaten start as they beat 13-man Carlow by 0-18 to 1-13 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, but it was an unconvincing performance from Stephen Molumphy's side, with only Fionnán Mackessy at midfield scoring more than a single point from play. Still, 0-10 from Pádraig Boyle kept them in front before a late James Doyle goal slashed the deficit to two points in injury time, before the clock ran out on the Leinster county, with Martin Kavanagh and Kevin McDonald both seeing red.

At the Manguard Plus Centre of Excellence in Hawkfield, Cathal McCabe struck what proved to be the game-winning score as Kildare held on for a 1-17 to 0-19 win over Down. Finn Turpin and Paul Sheehan were Down's main attacking threats as they moved five points clear in the first half, only to be reeled in by McCabe's goal.

James Burke also missed a penalty for Kildare after half-time, but overall they picked it up enough after half-time, with some good points from Brian Byrne, James Burke, Declan Flaherty and Cathal McCabe edging them over the line.

ALLIANZ NATIONAL HURLING LEAGUE DIVISION 2B RESULTS

Donegal 1-18 London 2-13

Wicklow 0-15 Tyrone 0-12

Meath 0-22 Sligo 1-13

For the second week running, Donegal came through a tight affair after previously defeating Sligo by four points. London levelled the contest late on with a Ronan Crowley goal but Donegal finished strong to prevail. Ronan McDermott's early goal was followed up by a string of Declan Coulter points, while Luke White saved a penalty from Crowley as Donegal moved into a 1-10 to 0-4 lead, but the Exiles were vastly improved from there. Crowley and Lodge scored 0-2 each before half-time, and once Malcolm Flannery found the net after the break, it was game on.

Last season's relegated side Meath secured an impressive 0-22 to 1-13 win against Sligo at Markievicz Park. Kyle Donnelly saw red for Meath late on and a Joe McHugh goal helped Sligo draw level at 1-12 to 0-15, but Padraig O’Hanrahan fired over some excellent late scores to ensure Meath took the spoils.

Finally, at Echelon Park in Aughrim, two late Diarmuid Masterson efforts alongside a Seanie Germaine score helped Wicklow defeat Tyrone 0-15 to 0-12. The sides were deadlocked as the game entered four minutes of injury time before Wicklow fired over the final three scores of the contest to secure their first win of the campaign.