IT’S THE BIGGEST day on the Kerry club football calendar and we’re live from Fitzgerald Stadium as Austin Stacks take on Mid Kerry in the county senior football championship final replay.
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Result: Austin Stacks 2-13 Mid Kerry 1-7
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Welcome along to Fitzgerald Stadium as we’re gearing up for the Kerry senior football final replay.
Right let’s get to the team news.
Here’s the Austin Stacks team:
1. Darragh O’Brien
2. Fearghal McNamara
3. Barry Shanahan – captain
4. Ronan Shanahan
5. Pat McCarthy
6. Conor Jordan
7. Greg Horan
8. Wayne Guthrie
9. William Kirby
10. Shane O’Callaghan
11. Shane Carroll
12. Fiachra Mangan
13. David Mannix
14. Kieran Donaghy
15. Michael Collins
And here’s the Mid Kerry side:
1. Michael Moriarty (Beaufort)
2. Pa Kilkenny (Glenbeigh/Glencar)
3. Fergal Griffin (Glenbeigh/Glencar)
4. Ger Hartnett (Beaufort)
5. Danny O’Sullivan (Glenbeigh/Glencar)
6. Ronan Murphy (Beaufort)
7. Aaron Cahillane (Keel)
8. Colin McGillycuddy (Glenbeigh/Glencar)
9. Tomas Ladden (keel)
10. Gary Sayers (Keel)
11. Darran O’Sullivan (Glenbeigh/Glencar)
12. Liam Carey (Beaufort)
13. Gavan O’Grady (Glenbeigh/Glencar)
14. Donnchadh Walsh (Cromane)
15. Kieran Courtney (Glenbeigh/Glencar)
Four late changes to the Austin Stacks team with John Dennis, Denis McElligott, Daniel Bohan and Darragh O’Brien into the side Conor Jordan, William Kirby, Fiachra Mangan and David Mannix.
Victory for An Ghaeltacht in today’s curtain-raiser by 2-10 to 0-11 in the Kerry U21 county club championship final against Dr Crokes.
Padraig O’Sullivan from Firies is the referee here.
We’re getting set for throw-in here, dry day in Killarney for this game.
Kieran Donaghy starts midfield for Stacks, Darran O’Sullivan gone full forward for Mid Kerry.
Austin Stacks 0-1 Mid Kerry 0-0
First blood to Stacks as Donaghy rises highest to punch the ball over the bar in a crowd of players.
Austin Stacks 0-2 Mid Kerry 0-0
Lovely move from Stacks culminates in wing-back Pat McCarthy surging through to pop over a point.
Goal for Kieran Donaghy!
Austin Stacks 1-3 Mid Kerry 0-1
What a start by Austin Stacks. Donaghy blasts the ball to the net after an extended passage of play where the ball was transferred between Stacks players near goal. Mid Kerry couldn’t cope with Donaghy’s strength and he fired home a fine score. Then Shane O’Callaghan pointed for Stacks before Kerry minor winner Liam Carey gets Mid Kerry off the mark.
Austin Stacks 1-5 Mid Kerry 0-1
Shane Carroll knocks over a close-range free after Shane O’Callaghan tore through and was fouled by Pa Kilkenny. Then Greg Horan is fouled after a great run and Carroll points another free.
Donaghy wins a penalty for Stacks, Mid Kerry goalkeeper Michael Moriarty receives a black card.
Goal for Austin Stacks!
Austin Stacks 2-5 Mid Kerry 0-1
This is an incredible start to the game. Pa McCarthy slots home a penalty after Donaghy was fouled and Stacks are ten points up.
Sub: Rory O’Connor (Glenbeigh-Glencar) came on in goal for Mid Kerry after Moriarty was shown a black card.
Austin Stacks 2-6 Mid Kerry 0-1
Shane Carroll floats over a wonderful point for Austin Stacks to extend their lead after brilliant approach play by Daniel Bohan.
Sub: Martin Burke (Keel) is on for Mid Kerry for Colin McGillicuddy.
Austin Stacks 2-6 Mid Kerry 0-2
That was a badly needed point for Mid Kerry. Gavan O’Grady taps over a free after being fouled himself. They still have a huge amount of work to do here.
Austin Stacks 2-6 Mid Kerry 0-3
O’Grady on the mark again as he points a ’45.
Austin Stacks 2-7 Mid Kerry 0-3
Mikey Collins with a fine point and Stacks go further ahead.
Goal chance for Mid Kerry but Martin Burke’s piledriver is well blocked by goalkeeper Darragh O’Brien.
Half-Time: Austin Stacks 2-7 Mid Kerry 0-3
Here’s the first-half scorers:
Austin Stacks: Kieran Donaghy, Pat McCarthy (1-0 pen) 1-1 each, Shane Carroll 0-3 (0-2f), Shane O’Callaghan, Mikey Collins 0-1 each.
Mid Kerry: Gavan O’Grady 0-2 (0-1f, 0-1 ’45), Liam Carey 0-1.
Two changes on the Mid Kerry team at half-time with Sean O’Sullivan and Jeremiah Hoare in for Ronan Murphy and Gary Sayers. Stacks bring in David Mannix for Darragh O’Brien.
Austin Stacks 2-8 Mid Kerry 0-3
David Mannix makes his mark early on by knocking over a point for Stacks.
Austin Stacks 2-8 Mid Kerry 0-4
Darran O’Sullivan angles in a delivery and substitute Sean O’Sullivan taps over a point.
Austin Stacks 2-8 Mid Kerry 0-5
O’Grady bangs over another free for Mid Kerry after Carey was fouled.
Sub: 20. Fergal Hallissey (Beaufort) on for 15. Kieran Courtney on the Mid Kerry team.
Austin Stacks 2-9 Mid Kerry 0-5
Fine point by distance from Mikey Collins for Austin Stacks. They’re up by ten now and closing in on a first Kerry county senior football crown in 20 years.
Austin Stacks 2-9 Mid Kerry 0-6
O’Grady responds for Mid Kerry by pointing a free.
Austin Stacks 2-11 Mid Kerry 0-6
Austin Stacks now pulling clear with Donaghy fisting over a point before Shane Carroll taps over another off his left from a free.
Austin Stacks 2-12 Mid Kerry 0-6
Stacks go 12 clear now as Carroll knocks over a free following a foul on Fiachra Mangan.
Sub: William Kirby on for Austin Stacks for Greg Horan.
Rain starting to fall here in Killarney but the Stacks fans on the terrace are in full voice.
Subs: Stacks bring in Darragh Long and Ciaran O’Connell for Mikey Collins and Pat McCarthy.
Half a goal chance for Mid Kerry but Donnchadh Walsh’s shot is blocked by the covering Stacks rearguard.
Austin Stacks 2-12 Mid Kerry 0-7
Sean O’Sullivan with a consolation point for Mid Kerry.
Goal for Mid Kerry from Gavan O’Grady, a consolation at this stage.
Austin Stacks 2-13 Mid Kerry 1-7
Sub Darragh Long notches a point for Stacks.
Full-Time: Austin Stacks 2-13 Mid Kerry 1-7
All over and Austin Stacks are Kerry senior football champions for 2014. Thanks for joining us today.
