15-05-2016
Mid Kerry
3-12
Kilcummin
1-13
For the first time
since the early 1970’s Mid Kerry lined out in a County Championship fixture
with Laune Rangers players included.
With the calibre of county player Peter Crowley joining the ranks
therefore, the general consensus was that Mid Kerry would have too much guile
and craft for this Kilcummin side.
The game however was
nip and tuck in the first half with Kilcummin sticking to their task and
shutting down the space to the Mid Kerry dangermen. As the second half wore on however the Mid
Kerry midfield gained the upper hand and the scores came more freely then for
the ever dangerous Darren O’Sullivan and Gavin O’Grady. Midfielder Shane McSweeney and wing back
Philip Casey battled hard for Kilcummin but they lacked the marquee forwards to
really test Mid Kerry’s mettle as the second half wore on.
Kilcummin got the
perfect start with a goal from wing back Philip Casey in the second minute but Mid
Kerry responded with points from Gavin O’Grady and Donnchadh Walsh, who was now
roaming out from his full forward berth.
Darren O Sullivan,
after one of his trademark driving runs, played in Gary Sayers on the overlap
and he made no mistake to put Mid Kerry ahead by the minimum by the 10th
minute.
Kevin McCarthy
converted for Kilcummin before Mid Kerry struck for their second goal in the 18th
minute. Darren O’Sullivan was again the instigator, midfielder Colin
McGillycuddy applying the finish and Mid Kerry now led by four.
McCarthy’s accuracy
from placed balls kept Kilcummin in touch and he converted on four occasions to
leave Mid Kerry ahead by the minimum at the half time whistle.
Kilcummin corner back
William Maher tied matters up on the restart and both sides exchanged scores
and by the 40th minute the teams could still not be separated.
McGillycuddy and Ronan
Murphy were starting to get a stranglehold around the middle and Liam Carey was
also starting to influence matters from the centre forward berth. Sayers, Carey and Jer Sheehan raised further
white flags to push the lead out to three by the 47th minute.
And the defining score
arrived a minute later when Crowley raised through, took a return pass, and
gave his county colleague Kealy no chance and suddenly the lead was out to
six. Midfielder Murphy and Darren
O’Sullivan tagged on further scores but Kilcummin never threw in the towel. Casey, two, McCarthy and Noel Duggan all
added scores in the final minutes but it was too little too late and Mid Kerry
advanced.
Main Man: Peter Crowley, Mid Kerry
In a game which was
difficult to pick out a stand out performer, Crowley gets the nod for his top
defensive work but also for his support play which culminated in the goal that
closed out this game
Teams & Scorers:
Mid Kerry: Michael Moriarty (Beaufort), Pa Kilkenny (Glenbeigh/Glencar), Nathan
Breen (Beaufort), Ger Hartnett (Beaufort), John Tyther (Laune Rangers), Peter
Crowley (Laune Rangers)(1-0), Aaron Cahillane (Keel), Colin McGillycuddy
(Glenbeigh/Glencar)(1-0), Ronan Murphy (Beaufort) (0-1), Gary Sayers
(Keel)(1-01), Liam Carey (Beaufort)(0-2, 1f), Bernard Murphy
(Glenbeigh/Glencar)(0-1), Gavan O’Grady(Glenbeigh/Glencar)(0-3, 2f), Donnchadh
Walsh (0-1), Darren O’Sullivan (Glenbeigh/Glencar)(c) (0-2)
Substitutes: Padraig Doona (Beaufort) (0-1) for D. Walsh, 36 Daniel McBeth (Laune
Rangers) for B. Murphy, 42 Mike Breen (Beaufort) for A. Cahillane, 55 Tommy
Cahill (Glenbeigh/Glencar) for G. Sayers, 56 Fergal Hallissey (Beaufort) for C.
McGillycuddy, 60
Kilcummin: Brendan Kealy, Sean Brosnan, Damien O’Leary, William Maher (0-1), Jer
Sheehan (0-1), Chris o’Leary, Philip Casey (1-3, 3f), Kevin Gorman, Shane
McSweeney, Mikey O’Shea, John Devane, Noel Duggan (0-1), Kevin McCarthy (0-7, 6f),
John McCarthy, Matthew Keane
Substitutes: Daniel O’Leary (c) for D. O’Leary, H/T Richie o’Connor for M. O’Shea, 46
jamie O’Donoghue for W. Maher, 50 Chris Keane for J. Devane, 54 Dan Moynihan
for J. Sheehan, 56
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill, St. Senans
Talking Point: The substitution of Donnchadh Walsh early in
the second half after taking a heavy fall shortly before half time. Let’s hope it was precautionary and nothing
more serious.
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