Kildare have booked their Dalata Hotel Group Leinster U20 football semi-final after a 1-20 to 2-12 win against Westmeath in Mullingar.<\/p>\n
The quarter-final was rescheduled after heavy in and strong winds forced the abandonment of the original fixture at half-time in Kinnegad, with Kildare leading by three points.<\/p>\n
It was the Lilies who started with a flourish at TEG Cusack Park, racing into a 1-10 to 0-00 lead after 15 minutes, with Ronan Kelly getting their goal.<\/p>\n
Kealan Connell finally got Westmeath off the mark in the 17th minute and a goal by Cillian Rochford gave them further hope, but Kildare still had a comfortable lead at the break – 1-13 to 1-14.<\/p>\n
The home side started the second period strongly, with Will Scahill kicking a couple of two-pointers. A goal on 45 minutes by Donnacha Maguire reduced the deficit to four points.<\/p>\n
Kildare, however, regained the initiative when it mattered. Four unanswered points from Jimmy Lynch and two more from Kelly powered them on to a five-point victory.<\/p>\n
Westmeath will now face Meath in the provincial decider on Wednesday next.<\/p>\n
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