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Published 10:56 28 May 2018 BST
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Kildare were ripped apart by Carlow on Sunday as Turlough O'Brien marched his men into Tullamore dead set on an ambush. Seven points was the difference and Cian O'Neill conceded that the Lilywhites were outfought in the white heat of the Leinster championship as seven points separated the sides in the end, Carlow winning 2-14 to 1-10.
Goals from Daniel St Ledger and Conor Lawler - and 10 points off the boot of Paul Broderick - set the stage for yet another historic day for Carlow GAA as they overcame Kildare in the provincial series for the first time in 53 years.
What was most impressive about all of this though was their downright ruthlessness.
If Kildare - who went into the game having lost 11 on the trot - needed some respite and some form of good fortune or even just a bloody break, they weren't for getting it off a Carlow outfit with pure savage, cutthroat intent.
It was like they were locked into their target and struck it accurately time and time again with no relent, no mercy. It was like they couldn't miss.
Literally.
https://twitter.com/dontfoul/status/1000809217547276289
If anyone is after a GAA statistics account to follow, dontfoul should be one of your first stops.
After collating the data, Carlow didn't waste one shot. Not one.
One didn't reach its intended target but ended up in the net anyway but, even at that, the level of efficiency is downright incredible. No wides, none that dropped short without reward, no wastage. 16 shots, 20 points on the board.
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