DERRY ENSURED THEY make the long trip home from Kerry this evening with the points on offer at Fitzgerald Stadium.
Brian McIver’s side enjoyed a hard-fought 0-16 to 0-14 win at the Killarney venue.
The hosts raced into an early three point to no-score lead thanks in part to a Barry John Keane brace. Derry immediately hit three unanswered points of their own however, and the teams eventually headed in at half-time with the Ulster side a point to the good (0-7 to 0-6).
Kerry’s James O’Donoghue levelled it up at nine points each midway through the second half but Derry pulled away thanks to crucial scores from Mark Lynch and Charlie Kielt, which ensuring it was a second defeat in the league for Kerry.
