Kerry 2-13
Kildare 1-11
Stephen Barry reports from UPMC Nowlan Park
PADDY LANE PAVED the way for Kerry to advance to the All-Ireland minor football semi-finals as they fended off Kildare’s dogged pursuit.
The Austin Stacks attacker landed 1-7 (1-4 from play) and assisted another three points before Ben Murphy made it safe with a goal on the hour after advancing from the halfway line.
Joey Cunningham led the way for Kildare with 0-8, including four sparkling points from play.
The second part of this Nowlan Park double-header was played at a more pedestrian pace than the Dublin-Cork cliffhanger that preceded it until an injection of pace in the final stretch for home.
The Munster champions were quick off the mark with captain Evan Boyle twice picking out Lane for points but with Kildare stationing Ruaidhrí Lawlor as a sweeper, they limited the space available for such kick passes.
The Lilywhites’ only score from play all half was a big one. Harry Redmond cut in from the sideline to rip through the parting waters of the Kerry defence. His clinical low finish gave Kildare their only lead, 1-2 to 0-4.
Lane struck an immediate leveller with his fourth point before he was denied a goal by the fingertips of Cathal Moore.
A pointed free from Kerry keeper James Hoare sent his side in ahead at half-time, 0-7 to 1-3.
Fine points from Paul O’Dea and Cunningham had them back level soon after the break but Kerry replied with the match-winning move.
They reeled off 1-3 in the space of four minutes, the goal from Lane floated over Murray’s head. Whether intended or not, it was the first goal Kildare had conceded in almost five hours of football since their championship opener.
Lane had a direct hand in their other three points, scoring one and setting up two more for Murphy and Tomás Kennedy.
Cunningham fuelled the fightback with five of his side’s final six points but they could never get any closer than four.
Both sides ended with 14 players with Kennedy black-carded for Kerry and Kildare’s Evan Boyle red-carded (two yellows).
Scorers for Kerry: Paddy Lane 1-7 (0-3f), Ben Murphy 1-1, James Hoare 0-2 (2f), Paudie Fitzgerald 0-1, Tomás Kennedy 0-1, Dara Hogan 0-1.
Scorers for Kildare: Joey Cunningham 0-8 (4f), Harry Redmond 1-0, Cathal Moore 0-1 (f), Jack McCabe 0-1 (f), Paul O’Dea 0-1.
Kerry
1. James Hoare (Dingle)
2. David Mulvihill (Tarbert), 7. Gearóid Evans (Keel), 4. Issac Brosnan (Castleisland Desmonds)
5. Pádraig Moynihan (Rathmore), 6. Keelan O’Shea (Kilcummin), 20. Pa Walsh (Listowel Emmets)
3. Ben Murphy (Austin Stacks), 8. Evan Boyle (Ballyduff, captain)
10. Paudie Fitzgerald (Castlegregory), 11. Tomás Kennedy (Kerins O’Rahillys), 12. Seán Ó Cúinn (An Ghaeltacht)
13. Dara Hogan (Milltown-Castlemaine), 14. Oisín Healy (Asdee), 15. Paddy Lane (Austin Stacks)
Subs:
- 21. Aaron Kennelly (Listowel Emmets) for Ó Cúinn (35)
- 23. Stephen Gannon (Laune Rangers) for Hogan (44)
- 17. Darragh O’Keeffe (Moyvane) for Healy (44)
- 24. Ruairí O’Connell (St Senan’s) for Fitzgerald (48)
- 19. Aodhna Ó Beaglaíoch (An Ghaeltacht) for Walsh (57)
Kildare
1. Cathal Moore (Sarsfields)
5. Alex Tilly (Maynooth), 9. Rob Murray (Naas), 2. Liam Kelly (Milltown)
4. Ruaidhrí Lawlor (St Laurence’s), 6. James Donnelly (St Laurence’s), 3. Colm Moran (Athy)
10. Seanan Murphy (St Laurence’s), 14. Evan Boyle (Carbury, joint-captain)
23. Paul O’Dea (Maynooth), 11. Tadhg Donlan (Round Towers), 13. Harry Redmond (Sarsfields)
22. Liam O’Connor (Naas), 12. Joey Cunningham (Allenwood, joint-captain), 15. Evan Donnelly (Ellistown)
Subs
- 21. Jack McCabe (Castlemitchell) for O’Connor (44)
- 8. Donnchadh Kinch (Castledermot) for E Donnelly (48)
- 7. Michael Chambers (Maynooth) for Kelly (50)
- 19. Cian Keaveny (Athy) for Donlan (50)
- 20. Daniel Colbert (Clane) for Murphy (55)
Ref: Chris Maguire (Clare)
Good on you, Joe Brolly. The best pundit, bar none, on GAA.
@Kevin Hayes: Are you wise? This is the same man who brought us the Black Card and what an omnishambles that has been.
@Tír Eoghain Gael: The black card rule was to be instated before that Monaghan v Tyrone match anyway. I can remember the proposed rule being described in the match programme that day!
@Tír Eoghain Gael: He didn’t get it brought in. He famously mentioned it after that toe rag Sean Cavanagh dragged Conor McManus to the ground, but it was passed by congress previous to that.
@Kevin Hayes: and by the sounds of it Joe is now also taking Tyrone training sessions!
Spoke with one of their players privately….. So that player wasn’t expecting it to be headline news a few weeks later Then!!!!! Joe brolly a man you can trust
@Anthony: what player was it? Brolly has protected his identity so the player(s) in question can have no issue with what he has said. I’m sure Joe didn’t torture him to get him to say it.
@Eireann go brach: you’ll have to ask Micky harte what player it is as I’m sure he’s currently in the process of finding out. So you think this player said this to Joe in order to publicise this to the wider public or he said it privately most likely in passing thinking it will go no further.
@Anthony: ah come out of the fog, the dogs on the street know if Brolly was told this about any squad in the country he would announce it in a similar manner when he felt it warranted it! Mickey Harte has been Tyrones most successful manager and he should be forever lauded for what he has achieved for Tyrone, both on and off the field, but maybe it was the member of the panel that felt if he was protected by anonymity, as an individual, then this should be made public knowledge. There is a reason he wasn’t given the full extension he was asking for, will he get another extension? I have my doubts.
@Eireann go brach: he spoke with one of tyrones really good players so it’s safe to assume it’s not a disgruntled player on the panel. Agree with your assessment on Micky harte but irrelevant to our discussion. Heres how I see this ‘private’ conversation go down. Brolly and a Tp meet at a funeral, function whatever in passing. Tp :hi Joe. BROLLY : How’s Tp, how’s training? Tp: going sh!te, lost the last couple of games it’s depressing stuff, cya later.
My point is Joe has a history of over exaggeration and read any of his paper articles he’s full of tales of people he met in passing who seemed desperate to unburden themselves with information that could harm them.
Anyways we’ll see in the summer where Tyrone are, my bet is they won’t be very far away at all…
Joe Brolly also said kerry football was finished as underage were poor. How many all ireland minors and schools have kerry won since? All joe wants with his comments is a reaction
@Tomf: kerry minors are unbeaten since he wrote that! Hard to take Brolly and Pat too seriously but they donget people talking which is their job I suppose.
@niall daly: ^ do get!
@nialk daly donget sounded better in a southern deep texan drawl
What a total runt.
@Tom Collins: Harte has to go
@Tom Collins: Be worst if he told him to say chase me chase me to the ones on the other team???
Joe is a master at self-publicity. Paper never refuses ink and Joe will commit anything to writing to keep his name in the spotlight whether that is slagging off Dublin’s ‘arrogance’, Donegal’s ‘puke football’, Kerry’s ‘demise’ or Tyrone’s defensive strategy, Joe doesn’t care because it get’s people talking about….Joe. You simply can’t take him seriously as a pundit because he’ll say anything to court controversy.
Brolly is the GAA version of George Hook, Hook is the rugby version of Dunphy, Dunphy is like a farmers foreskin……
@Bryan Holmes: Don’t even know what that means Bryan but gave me a laugh anyway!!
@Bryan Holmes: holyshit can’t get that image out of my head ,
Man Joe.Way to stir the pot .
I’ve a lot of time for brolly but this obsession for Tyrone is getting annoying now
Love Joe. Cares about the game.
Has lots of conversations with players without naming anyone.. can see obvious reasons for that, just find it hard to believe half them have actually happened!
Not likely to be spoken to ‘privately’ again Joe.
Has he money on Tyrone for the All Ireland!
Joe shut up please
@Joe Kennedy: Smelly, wrinkled and full of bullshit.
It really has become hard to watch. Enjoyment sucked right outa it.