Down make late flourish

CHRISTY RING CUP SECOND ROUND: Down 3-11 Kerry 2-10:A LATE flourish, which yielded 1-3, was enough to see Down win at Austin Stack Park on Saturday.

The home side led by 2-10 to 2-8 with seven minutes left, but points from Simon Wilson (two) and Paul Braniff, and a Gareth Johnson goal, saw Down grab victory.

DOWN: G Clarke; A Dynes, S Murray, S Ennis; F Conway, Ruarai McGrattan; M Ennis; D Flynn, A Savage; C Woods (0-1), P Braniff (0-2), S Wilson (0-7, five frees); J Coyle (1-0), G Johnson (2-0), E Clarke. Subs:A Higgins for D Flynn (43 mins), M Óg Coulter (0-1) for E Clarke (51 mins).

KERRY:J Healy; P O'Grady, A Healy, J Godley; C Harris, T Murnane, J Griffin; J Casey, J Fitzgerald; E Sheehy, S Brick (0-9, eight frees), B Brick; S Young, J McCarthy (2-0), JM Dooley (0-1). Sub: G O'Brien for B Brick (inj, 60 mins).

Referee:D O'Driscoll (Limerick).