Derry will face Down in the Allianz Hurling League Division 2B final after a late Conor Kelly point earned the Oak Leafers a 2-16 to 3-13 draw with Kildare in Celtic Park.

Despite playing with 14 men for 45 minutes, Kildare were on course to reach the final until Kelly's equaliser knocked them out on scoring difference. Jack Sheridan scored 2-7 for David Herity's men, but Odhran McKeever's 58th minute major ultimately proved decisive for the hosts. 

London retained their Division 2B status with a 1-20 to 0-5 victory over Warwickshire in their relegation playoff at Ruislip. Cian Lordan scored the only goal in a comfortable win for the home side.

Meanwhile, Sligo warmed up for their Division 3B final against Leitrim with a 3-21 to 0-14 win over Fermanagh at Bawnacre in Irvinestown.

Derry - S Kelly; P Kelly, S Cassidy, D Cartin; S O Caiside, B Og McGilligan, C Kelly (0-1); P Cleary (0-1), M McGrath; J McGuigan, C O'Doherty (1-10, 0-9f), T Brady; E Cassidy (0-1), S McGuigan (0-1), R Mullan. Subs: D McCloskey for D Cartin, O McKeever (1-1) for J McGuigan, S McCloskey (0-1) for T Brady, A Grant for R Mullan, T McHugh for S McGuigan.

Kildare - P McKenna; C Forde, J Doran, S Leacy; N O Muineachain, R Kelly, R Boran; J Travers, P Divilly; C Dowling (0-1), B Byrne (1-2, 0-2f), J Burke (0-1); C Smith (0-2), J Sheridan (2-7, 0-7f), S Ryan. Subs: S Christansen for C Dowling, C Kielty for S Ryan.

Referee - K Brady.

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London - P Buckley; P Muldoon, C McSweeney, J McCarthy; L Coughlan, K Reid, D McMullan; O Royston, B Hickey; D Nolan (0-10, 6f), J Goulding (0-5), S Lohan; S Lawless (0-2), C Nelson, D Corrigan (0-1). Subs: A Sheehan (0-1) for S Lohan, C Lordan (1-1) for C Nelson, A Stanton for S Lawless, M Lawless for L Coughlan, K Morrissey for J Goulding.

Warwickshire - P Crean; R Curley, D Bruen, T Kelly; A Brooks, W Allen, A Hands; J Collins, C Heeney; F White, P Hands, R Duggan; L Hands (0-2), P Crehan (0-3f), I Dwyer. Subs: D O'Neill for F White, D Murphy for R Duggan, R O'Donoghue for D Bruen.

Referee - C Mooney.

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Sligo - M Burke; E McGowan, N Feehily, K O'Kennedy; K Banks (0-3, 1f), L Reidy, F Cawley (0-1); T O'Kelly Lynch (0-2), M Gordon (0-1); K Prior (1-3), R McHugh (1-1), A Kilcullen (0-2); K Gilmartin (1-0), K Raymond (0-3f), L Cadden. Subs: J Weir for E McGowan, J McHugh (0-2f) for L Cadden, A Wall (0-2) for A Kilcullen, P O'Connor for M Burke, R Brennan (0-1) for K Prior.

Fermanagh - C McTeague; A Breslin, R Porteous, C Rafferty; A Flanagan, JP McGarry, B Duffy; C McShea, Ciaran Duffy; J Duffy (0-2f), D McGarry, M Slevin (0-1); Caolan Duffy (0-7, 1f), E Cleary, B McPhillips (0-3). Subs: F McBrien (0-1) for C Rafferty, S Curran for D McGarry, D Bannon for B Duffy, O O'Connor for J Duffy, V Woods for E Cleary.

Referee - T Gleeson.

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