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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 8, 2015 16:13:01 GMT
I know McIver is from near the Tyrone border, but his accent sounds very much more Tyrone than Derry to me. That said though, most Derry people I know have much stronger Derry accents so maybe I'm too used to that.
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Post by dabomber on Feb 8, 2015 16:13:41 GMT
Anyone any idea if highlights will be on RTE 2 Tonight?
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Post by G_S_J on Feb 8, 2015 16:26:40 GMT
Ambrose was my man of the match
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Feb 8, 2015 16:28:12 GMT
Ambrose was my man of the match What about "The Man from Glenbeigh", Gary, battling through his illness? Laoch? Irish Independent Sports Star of the Week?
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Post by G_S_J on Feb 8, 2015 16:33:53 GMT
Ambrose was my man of the match What about "The Man from Glenbeigh", Gary, battling through his illness? Laoch? Irish Independent Sports Star of the Week? The soundman had a fairly decent performance as well. Underrated.
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Post by Jo90 on Feb 8, 2015 16:39:21 GMT
Paul Geaney was my Man Of The Match. That was based on following on Twitter!
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 8, 2015 17:00:23 GMT
Derry 0-13 Kerry 1-17 Paul Geaney hit a majestic 1-05 from play as All-Ireland champions Kerry coasted to a 1-17 to 0-13 Allianz League win over Derry at Celtic Park. The Kingdom were never behind in this entertaining Division 1 tie and led 0-10 to 0-07 at half-time.
Derry captain Mark Lynch was given a straight red card in the 51st minute and Kerry, helped by Geaney's accuracy, romped to a comfortable victory. Bryan Sheehan was also unerring from placed balls, hitting 0-07 in all.
Kerry picked up their first league points of the season in what was their first ever appearance at Celtic Park, with Geaney's goal coming from a cool finish in the 61st minute after a mistake in the Derry defence.
Geaney and Stephen O'Brien kicked points inside the first minute to put Eamonn Fitzmaurice's men ahead and although Derry drew level twice during the opening half, the Kingdom had their noses in front for most of the game.
Derry wing-back Kevin Johnston scored their first point and a Mark Lynch free drew them level after five minutes.
Kerry opened up a 0-05 to 0-03 lead with Sheehan in fine form with a 45-metre point from play, a long-range free off the ground and a well-struck '45'.
With little penetration in the full-forward line, Derry were restricted to long-range points and Gerard O'Kane, sweeper Daniel Heavron and Ciaran McFaul all landed sweet scores from distance.
Tommy Walsh, starting his first game for Kerry since the 2009 All-Ireland final, started at wing forward and switched to full-forward before being taken off early in the second half.
Kerry had a strong second quarter and Jack Sherwood ran 50 metres straight through the heart of the opposition's defence to chip the ball over the bar with Stephen O'Brien and Barry John Keane also on target as the visitors coasted to a three-point half-time lead.
With no scores from their full-forward line, Derry brought on Eoin Bradley for the start of the second period and he gave them a physical presence up front and kicked four frees.
His brace early on brought the Oak Leafers back to within a point, but Kerry responded with Geaney stroking over points off either foot.
Derry were trailing 0-13 to 0-09 when Lynch was dismissed for a high elbow tackle on Jonathan Lyne in the 51st minute, but it looked a harsh call.
Initially, Derry rallied, scoring the next two points with frees from Bradley and Ciaran McFaul.
However, Kerry outscored the home side by 1-04 to 0-02 over the closing 14 minutes with the goal coming after a slack pass across goal by Niall Holly. The ball was recycled out to Johnny Buckley who fed Geaney and his low curling finish clinched a solid away success for the reigning All-Ireland champions.
Derry: T Mallon; O Duffy, N Holly, J O'Kane; K Johnston (0-01), G O'Kane (0-01), SL McGoldrick; M Lynch (0-02, 0-02f), C McAtamney; C McFaul (0-02, 0-01f), B Heron (0-01, 0-01f), E Lynn; M Craig, T O'Brien, D Heavron (0-02).
Subs used: E Bradley (0-04, 0-04f) for O'Brien (half-time), D Brown for J O'Kane (42 mins), E McGuckin for Craig (44), N McNicholl for McAtamney (53), C Murphy for McFaul (68, black card), J Kearney for Lynn (70).
Kerry: B Kealy; P Kilkenny, M Griffin, F Fitzgerald; J Lyne, J Sherwood (0-01), P Murphy; D Moran, J Buckley; M Geaney, B Sheehan (0-07, 0-05f, 0-01 '45'), T Walsh; S O'Brien (0-02), P Geaney (1-05), BJ Keane (0-02, 0-01f).
Subs used: A Maher for Walsh (42 mins), K Young for Kilkenny (58), D Walsh for M Geaney (59), K O'Leary for Keane (64), P O'Connor for Fitzgerald (64, black card).
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
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Post by Chinatown on Feb 8, 2015 17:05:47 GMT
Fair game by Bryan and Paul. Jasus there will be some competition for places 8 to 15 ?
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Post by givehimaball on Feb 8, 2015 17:23:50 GMT
Good to get the 2 points away from home but I wouldn't be getting very excited about this win at all.
Derry are currently 1/9 to be relegated and look to be in very poor form at the moment - they got 5 points from play today and 7 points against Donegal.
Also there was quite a difference in the quality and experience of the subs we brought on today compared to the subs who came on in the Mayo game
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Post by glengael on Feb 8, 2015 17:35:21 GMT
If there's 80 Kerry fans there Sunday Tops. Shocking when u see the support mayo had in Killarney Kerry support matched Derry's according to radio reports. A few bus loads travelled up. As I'm constantly pointing out, all Kerry people don't live in Kerry so maybe people came from other parts of the country. I look forward to hearing from anyone who was there. Gary O'Sullivan isn't "the man from Glenbeigh", Annascaultilidie.
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Feb 8, 2015 17:39:30 GMT
If there's 80 Kerry fans there Sunday Tops. Shocking when u see the support mayo had in Killarney Gary O'Sullivan isn't "the man from Glenbeigh", Annascaultilidie. Oh, what is the name of that commentator?
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Post by givehimaball on Feb 8, 2015 17:44:04 GMT
If there's 80 Kerry fans there Sunday Tops. Shocking when u see the support mayo had in Killarney Kerry support matched Derry's according to radio reports. A few bus loads travelled up. As I'm constantly pointing out, all Kerry people don't live in Kerry so maybe people came from other parts of the country. The Derry Twitter account has said attendance was 2,991 which is fairly poor stuff.
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Post by glengael on Feb 8, 2015 18:06:02 GMT
Gary O'Sullivan isn't "the man from Glenbeigh", Annascaultilidie. Oh, what is the name of that commentator? Jerh O'Connor. Gary is from Portmagee as far as I know. Iveragh natives may be able to confirm.
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Post by buck02 on Feb 8, 2015 18:26:10 GMT
Garry sounded like he had a good night last night and Ambrose sounded like he had a good morning on the Radio today. Having been to games and then heard what was said on the radio about it, I would be slow to take too much from the commentary.
The 1-12 or so from play scored by Paul Geaney, BJK and Stephen O Brien is great to see. Those guys need to be taking their opportunities now cos when Gooch and Donaghy are available again and Tommy gets more games under his belt, its important that they know they arent going to march back into the side without a fight from the likes of BJK, O Brien, the Geaneys and so on.
The Dublin game should be a cracking game now.
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Post by misteallaigh abú on Feb 8, 2015 18:37:56 GMT
Great to get a win in Celtic park and lots of scores from play. Also good for us that Donegal and Mayo lost this weekend. It means that we will have every chance of being seriously competitive for a semi final spot after the three week break. Looking forward to hearing the thoughts of those who attended today. Fair play to them for travelling, it's some journey.
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Post by Ballyfireside on Feb 8, 2015 18:40:36 GMT
I was there and yes, there was plenty of us. The first half was amazing in terms of classic skills by both sides, E.g. fielding by Moran was awesome, and finding the man with the ball, e.g. a Derry forward received a 30 yard kick pass right into his belly button, even if it was into his hands at height as he burst forward a fair pace, timed to absolute perfection and it all happened so fast I don't know who kicked it; John O'Keeffe would have been proud as that is one of his favourite, and trademark, skills.
But the ref was to make a pure hames of things as half time passed and it took the edge out of it as players didn't know 'where the line was' so to speak, and so a game that could have gone to a higher level just fizzled out as an increasingly average game as the clock wore down, an anti climax. Apart from a bright sun that we faced into in the second half and which wasn't otherwise unwelcome, conditions were absolutely perfect, the pitch was like a carpet and that it was probably the real first day of spring was confirmed by the noticeable step stretch in the evening.
A Derry character sat near me made for an even more perfect afternoon; a real auld character that you'd dream of watching a match with, I felt luckier than the €10m lotto winner such was the 'quality' of my new auld friend for the hour; yip, we've all met 'em and the one liners were epic. His suggestion of a sin bin for one of ours was swiftly contradicted by the notion that in Kerry only the bishop was ever sin binned and he was only guilty of being blue blooded in his 'one on ones' or was it his 'one to ones' for those of us who know if there is a difference!
Anyway others will provide better game analysis and while I hear what Tómasin aka Annascaultilidie says, I'd more agree with Seoirse Ui Duic on MOTM, not a bad call at all. Veteran would have been in his element and overall, the Kerry magic was sprouting, sure 'twas only yesterday we descended from the holy grail.
I'd also be curious as to what Weeshie & Co thought of the ref, and also of my own observations of the classic skills of the game. My Derry compatriot's conclusion was that 'twas all going too good to be true' and right he was. The ref didn't set out to favour any side, he just had a bad game.
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Post by whitefire on Feb 8, 2015 19:16:55 GMT
Anyone any idea if highlights will be on RTE 2 Tonight? Sadly not, RTE will only be showing the games that Setanta and TG4 already broadcast in full. It's such a pity they can't just send one camera's to two other grounds, so they can at least claim to have something new.
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 8, 2015 20:16:26 GMT
ANNAULCAUL
Your photo of Tom Crean was taken on this day one hundred years ago. Some night in the South Pole Inn I'd say!
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Post by Annascaultilidie on Feb 8, 2015 20:16:55 GMT
ANNAULCAUL Your photo of Tom Crean was taken on this day one hundred years ago. Some night in the South Pole Inn I'd say! I did not know that.
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 8, 2015 20:34:43 GMT
ANNAULCAUL Your photo of Tom Crean was taken on this day one hundred years ago. Some night in the South Pole Inn I'd say! Wasn't it taken the 7th of February 1915? tomcreandiscovery.com/?p=1136
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Post by Ard Mhacha on Feb 8, 2015 21:43:13 GMT
Kerry support matched Derry's according to radio reports. A few bus loads travelled up. As I'm constantly pointing out, all Kerry people don't live in Kerry so maybe people came from other parts of the country. The Derry Twitter account has said attendance was 2,991 which is fairly poor stuff. Celtic Park usually gets poor crowds. The stronghold is in the South of the county. The city is soccer mad. Although I hear good work is being done at underage but there's rarely a city player on the county panel.
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Post by Ard Mhacha on Feb 8, 2015 22:09:27 GMT
I know more than a few supporters in Down that wouldn't follow the football at all because they are from the protestant community. They would go to the big games in Croke Park though because it is their county after all. Those are usually the more moderate protestants and not the people that would join the orange order. I suspect that would be the case in Armagh too, though the differences between the two communities seem to be harsher in Armagh. On a sidenote I have been told more than once that national flags are not allowed in Croke Park and noticed myself that a steward in croker asked a Kerry supporter to remove a flag though that might also have been because it blocked advertising. I wonder if it would be okay in Fitzgerald stadium to have some banners put up against the wall behind the goal. It would surely add a bit to the atmosphere. I think quite a few Northern Protestants watch GAA. But I think it's the insecure stereotypical staunch bigoted loyalists (and there are many of them) that don't want anything to do with the GAA, as it's perceived (to them) as sectarian and only accessible to Catholics. Not only that, but it promotes an Irish culture and identity, and partaking in such would be going against everything they stand for ie. a British culture, identity, flag, anthem etc. I hear unionist politicians complaining that Protestants feel unwelcome in the GAA, because of the language, anthem, flag etc. Its just an excuse, another stick to beat the GAA with. Fact is, the vast majority wouldn't want anything to do with the GAA even if all those things were removed. The fleg protests and marches in the last couple of years has done more harm too. Unionists are being told an United Ireland is on the cards, and their Britishness is being eroded away, and it's made Protestants feel insecure about their position in the UK/Britain etc. They feel they have to prove to the world just how British they are, and that doesn't include joining a GAA club. It's a strange place we live in and sadly, it won't be getting any better any time soon.
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Post by sullyschoice on Feb 8, 2015 22:24:20 GMT
I can see their perspective in relation to the national anthem etc to be honest. As a cricket fan I wouldnt be too comfortable if they insisted on playing God Save The Queen at an international game in Stormont.
Personally I dont see the need to play the Anthem at all inter county games, but I suppose its easy for me to be relaxed about it because where I live GAA, Soccer, Rugby and Cricket live side by side without much animosity ( though I do think that the rugby crowd are snobs)
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Post by Deise Exile on Feb 8, 2015 22:50:04 GMT
Are u for real regarding the national anthem?
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 8, 2015 22:56:18 GMT
I know more than a few supporters in Down that wouldn't follow the football at all because they are from the protestant community. They would go to the big games in Croke Park though because it is their county after all. Those are usually the more moderate protestants and not the people that would join the orange order. I suspect that would be the case in Armagh too, though the differences between the two communities seem to be harsher in Armagh. On a sidenote I have been told more than once that national flags are not allowed in Croke Park and noticed myself that a steward in croker asked a Kerry supporter to remove a flag though that might also have been because it blocked advertising. I wonder if it would be okay in Fitzgerald stadium to have some banners put up against the wall behind the goal. It would surely add a bit to the atmosphere. I think quite a few Northern Protestants watch GAA. But I think it's the insecure stereotypical staunch bigoted loyalists (and there are many of them) that don't want anything to do with the GAA, as it's perceived (to them) as sectarian and only accessible to Catholics. Not only that, but it promotes an Irish culture and identity, and partaking in such would be going against everything they stand for ie. a British culture, identity, flag, anthem etc. I hear unionist politicians complaining that Protestants feel unwelcome in the GAA, because of the language, anthem, flag etc. Its just an excuse, another stick to beat the GAA with. Fact is, the vast majority wouldn't want anything to do with the GAA even if all those things were removed. The fleg protests and marches in the last couple of years has done more harm too. Unionists are being told an United Ireland is on the cards, and their Britishness is being eroded away, and it's made Protestants feel insecure about their position in the UK/Britain etc. They feel they have to prove to the world just how British they are, and that doesn't include joining a GAA club. It's a strange place we live in and sadly, it won't be getting any better any time soon. Tis true though I know plenty of Church of Ireland protestants on the Down coast that would go to the games if Down are in a quarter, semi or final. Not because it is GAA, but because it is their county. Rugby is mostly played by unionists up north but I never felt unwelcome at Ravenhill, even though it is a stone throw's away from the late reverend's church. My girlfriend at the time was from Ballyvraigy estate in Antrim and she was learning Irish. She had never been to a GAA game and I worked as a steward at Casement Park. Took her to a few games, but each time she went to a game she would hear the violent rhetoric by some complaining about the proddies, even go as far as telling her once they could smell a protestant miles away and that no protestant would ever set foot in Casement Park. She soon lost interest after that. In the games that is. I'm sure that there have been a few church of Ireland players in the GAA in the north as well, but not sure if any statistics exist for that. In the south it is all a lot easier and it doesn't matter at all. To be honest I got a lot more shtick from the nordies about the freestaters who left them to rot while they were under constant attack, and I'm not even Irish born. All in all, most people I met in the north were lovely people though and I'm still in contact with friends from both communities.
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 8, 2015 22:58:22 GMT
Are u for real regarding the national anthem? Most people don't respect the anthem anyway, starting to shout and cheer halfway through. Most just mumble a few words and others just lip sync. I think it's a nice tradition but if it's played before each and every game it kind of loses its meaning.
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Post by fitz on Feb 8, 2015 23:00:16 GMT
SOB - was surprised by his off AI final, but he's very young. He's a very dangerous operator, not a big scoreboard hitter yet anyway, but he carries goal threat everywhere with him. He is an unpredictable defensive nightmare. I don't see many forwards like him around, am hoping he gets a good injury free run now. He's a great weapon to have and hoping he will mature and grow more in confidence in 2015
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Feb 8, 2015 23:19:13 GMT
SOB - was surprised by his off AI final, but he's very young. He's a very dangerous operator, not a big scoreboard hitter yet anyway, but he carries goal threat everywhere with him. He is an unpredictable defensive nightmare. I don't see many forwards like him around, am hoping he gets a good injury free run now. He's a great weapon to have and hoping he will mature and grow more in confidence in 2015 Agreed. I was already very impressed with his ball carrying abilities last year, the angles of his runs and his passing and most of all his decision taking in who to pass to. That sounds like it came straight from a rugby manual and he has that ability of a great rugby center: he does not shy away from contact but generally runs lines that get him to gaps in the defence. He then passes the ball just at the right moment. He might not get the scoreboard ticking but he certainly makes it easier for other forwards around him to do just that.
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Post by seaniebo on Feb 9, 2015 0:52:22 GMT
Back home after the journey North. A fabulous city and I'd recommend it to anyone. We were well received in the many watering holes visited last night.
Onto the game. Firstly it was played in absolutely fantastic conditions. The whole set up in Celtic Park is spot on.
The main difference today between the two sides was simply quality. Kerry had bundles of it. Derry had snippets of it. The ball was moved fast out of defence by our boys and once it hit midfield it was often times kicked in with top quality accuracy. David Moran pulled all the strings. Ably assisted byJohnny Buckley. We had, for the most part, total dominance at midfield.
On the opposite hand Derry huffed and puffed basically from start to finish. They went short for most of their kick outs and worked it up the field. They lacked ideas and were very clueless once they hit the 45 yard line. Over and back stuff. They did score some impressive scores, akin to Dublins efforts versus Donegal in last year's championship with the outside of the boot. Just like Dublin, Derrys long range attempts fizzled out too.
While they did have a mini revival it was shortlived. The sending off saw to that even though one felt Kerry were never in trouble. In fact it was probably all too easy for the Kingdom. The sending off happened near enough to me. It wasn't in the spirit of the game which I might add lacked intensity. It was high and caught Lyne smack in the face but to be honest it was harsh. David Moran even pleaded with the ref. McQuillan had his mind made up on the spot. To be fair to Lyne he made no issue of it whatsoever. The game pretty much petered out from there.
Most of our lads were impressive and were much improved from last week. Like I said though the game lacked any sort of high intensity. As ye can tell Paul Geaney was electric. Some of the scores he kicked were from the top drawer. The goal came from a dreadful error in defence. Paul slotted home nicely from a few yards out. He grew in confidence as the game wore on and had a field day.
I suppose at this stage you'd have to fancy that Paul will nail down a spot for the summer. O Brien was busy today but he lacks that natural corner forward instinct I feel. He was caught in possession a handful of times. Tommy Walsh is as rusty as an old nail. Several passes went astray and his ball handling skills were woeful at times. The 3 week break will do him no harm at all. He was lined out in the number 9 jersey but started at half forward. I thought he looked lost. He was then moved into the full forward line but contributed little. It was no surprise when he was withdrawn shortly after half time. I'm not being harsh on him. He looks as eager as a March hair to be fair to him. It will come.
Mark Griffin marshaled the threat of Bradley quite well. But to be fair the ball in was slow and ponderous. They were frustrating to watch to be honest Derry had their number 15 Heavron playing a free roll the entire game. Often times he was deep in defence. Even when they clearly needed scores they stuck with it. He bombed a beauty over the bar with a few minutes to go and you'd have to wonder why he wasn't played up alongside Bradley when their need was greatest. He looked a lively sort.
Griffin out gunned Bradley on a couple of occasions in the air and that won't do his confidence any harm. He will have tougher tests of course. Derry refused to let the ball in early to the forwards for the majority of the time. It must be very frustrating for a forward. Several times they had made good runs but time and time again it wasn't delivered.
So it was a stroll in the park essentially. We'll take 2 points though. The 3 week break now will be anything but for the panel I'd imagine. The management must be thrilled. They probably had earmarked this game for a win and taken 2 points out of the first 2 games. The Dubs will be a different kettle of fish in 3 weeks time.
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 9, 2015 8:17:58 GMT
Monday, February 09, 2015
By Brendan O’Brien, Celtic Park
Allianz FL Division 1 Round 2: Derry 0-13 Kerry 1-17: You might think there are few worlds left for Kerry’s footballers to conquer, but this was a day of firsts for the county team.
First points of the nascent Allianz League campaign, first visit to Celtic Park, Eamon Fitzmaurice’s first win as senior manager in the month of February and Tommy Walsh’s first start in green and gold since the 2009 All-Ireland final.
A good day’s work, that.
This was as memorable a day and game as you can muster in the frigid cold of early spring, what with two teams willing and able to play some decent football and provide a clutch of exceptional scores that were sprinkled liberally throughout.
It wasn’t all sweetness and light.
Joe McQuillan saw fit to use five yellow cards, two black and one red but modern football demands an iron fist as well as the velvet glove. Kerry conceded 32 frees to Derry’s 18 here and Derry manager Brian McIver felt they got off lightly.
Still, Paul Geaney stole this show with a sublime 1-5 from play and six direct assists for other scores. Bryan Sheehan provided the other cornerstone on the scoreboard with seven points from placed balls.
Geaney’s display was of the sort that should be edited into an instructional video for kids attending Cúl Camps. Three different men marked him and none will have closed their own doors behind them last night happy.
Derry hadn’t anything like the same firepower as the visitors. Sweeper Daniel Heavron, with two points, provided the biggest contribution from play while half-time substitute Eoin Bradley joined in with a quartet from frees.
Kerry had travelled northwards on Saturday night with the bitter taste of a seven-point loss to Mayo stuck in their throats and with a host of big-name players still to return to the panel.
Derry were already in trouble by the time Fitzmaurice turned to his bench but the sight of Kieran O’Leary, Anthony Maher, Killian Young and Donnchadh Walsh trotting on for seasonal bows only reinforced a prevailing view that the points were travelling south. There’s an almost mystical quality to trips north for games like these. You expect the southerners to be engaged in battle that won’t be easy on the eye, but Kerry were never led yesterday and the football was unseasonal in its fluidity.
Derry struggled in midfield against Donegal in week one and manager Brian McIver responded to that by utilising short kick-outs from the off. Possession was mostly secured but it made for a long trek upfield.
They pulled Kerry back level twice in the first 20 minutes before the visitors began to engineer some daylight and the half ended with the Munster side 10 points to seven in front on a day ideal for football.
McIver introduced Bradley on the restart and the full-forward gave Mark Griffin plenty of work in an industrious display but, though he was deadly accurate from frees, his radar was off from open play.
His arrival saw Derry attempt to play longer balls than they had been but the return was too sporadic to heap enough pressure on a Kerry defence that coped well, despite the youth of the sextet that started.
In truth, most of the Kerry side fared well, in what was a hugely improved display from the week before, although Tommy Walsh clearly needs another few months — and maybe some harder pitches — before he can reach the pace required. The former AFL player was already done for the day when the game tipped definitively in Kerry’s favour.
Mark Lynch may be Derry’s dangerman and playmaker, but he had made little impact until catching Jonathan Lyne with a high elbow 50 minutes in. Though already booked, Lynch walked for a straight red.
A harsh call was the common consensus among those in the vicinity at the time, but Derry’s claim that it yanked the game from their grasp at a time when they trailed by four points doesn’t stand up to scrutiny.
Ciaran McFaul and Bradley landed two points from frees in the immediate aftermath and it was really Geaney’s goal, claimed two minutes after another Sheehan free, that marked the line in the sand.
It started with a loose ball from Derry full-back Niall Holly — the first of that trio detailed to Paul Geaney. Intercepted by Stephen O’Brien, it found its way through Johnny Buckley’s hands and then to the Dingle man, who slipped it under the goalkeeper. There were nearly 10 minutes plus stoppages to go at that point but there would be no Alamo. Not even a hint of one. As trips to Ulster go, this was about as benign as it gets at this time of year.
Kudos to Kerry for that.
Scorers for Derry: E Bradley (0-4); D Heavron (0-2); C McFaul (0-2, one free); M Lynch (0-2 frees); K Johnston, G O’Kane (both 0-1); B Heron (0-1 free).
Scorers for Kerry: P Geaney (1-5); B Sheehan 0-7, 6 frees, 1 ‘45’); S O’Brien (0-2); BJ Keane (0-2, 1 free); J Sherwood (0-1).
Subs for Derry: E Bradley for O’Brien (HT); D Brown for J O’Kane (43); E McGuckin for Craig (45); N McNicholl for McAtamney (49); C Murphy for McFaul (69, black card); J Kearney for Lynn (72).
Subs for Kerry: A Maher for T Walsh (43); K Young for Kilkenny, D Walsh for M Geaney (both 58); P O’Connor for Fitzgerald (65, black card); K O’Leary for Keane (65).
Referee: J McQuillan (Cavan).
DERRY: T Mallon; O Duffy, N Holly, J O’Kane; K Johnston, G O’Kane, SL McGoldrick; M Lynch, C McAtamney; C McFaul, B Heron, E Lynn; M Craig, T O’Brien, D Heavron. KERRY: B Kealy; P Kilkenny, M Griffin, F Fitzgerald; J Lyne, J Sherwood, P Murphy; D Moran, J Buckley; M Geaney, B Sheehan, T Walsh; S O’Brien, P Geaney, BJ Keane.
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