Hello, and welcome to The42′s live coverage of today’s All-Ireland semi-final replay between Kerry and Mayo.
Kevin O’Brien is on duty in Croke Park, but we’ll be bringing you updates from base as the two sides go again following last Sunday’s 2-14 a-piece thriller.
We’re hoping for more of the same and as always, we want to know what you think. Feel free to share your opinions in the comments section below.
Throw-in at GAA HQ is 3pm, and the game is live on RTÉ 2 and Sky Sports Arena.
26 Aug 2017
2:29PM
Here are the starting sides, as they were announced last night. We’ll have any late changes.
Kerry
1. Brian Kelly (Killarney Legion)
2. Shane Enright (Tarbert)
3. Mark Griffin (St Michaels-Foilmore)
4. Killian Young (Renard)
5. Peter Crowley (Laune Rangers)
6. Tadhg Morley (Templenoe)
7. Paul Murphy (Rathmore)
8. David Moran (Kerins O’Rahillys)
9. Anthony Maher (Duagh)
10. Stephen O’Brien (Kenmare Shamrocks)
11. Johnny Buckley (Dr Crokes – captain)
12. Donnchadh Walsh (Cromane)
13. Paul Geaney (Dingle)
14. Kieran Donaghy (Austin Stacks)
15. James O’Donoghue (Killarney Legion)
Mayo
1. David Clarke (Ballina Stephenites)
2. Brendan Harrison (Aghamore)
3. Donal Vaughan (Ballinrobe)
4. Keith Higgins (Ballyhaunis)
5. Lee Keegan (Westport)
6. Chris Barrett (Belmullet)
7. Colm Boyle (Davitts)
8. Seamus O’Shea (Breaffy)
9. Tom Parsons (Charlestown)
Referee David Gough has thrown the ball in, and we’re off.
Aidan O’Shea wins the throw-in. Croker is looking immaculate and the atmosphere is electric, as expected.
26 Aug 2017
3:05PM
Kerry 0-0 Mayo 0-1
1 min – First chance falls to Lee Keegan, but his effort is sent wide. A free is awarded though, as he appears to be fouled and O’Connor nails it.
26 Aug 2017
3:07PM
Kerry 0-1 Mayo 0-1
3 mins – Lyne responds at the other end. Early signs show this is going to be physical, as expected, with some off-the-ball scuffles.
26 Aug 2017
3:09PM
Kerry 0-1 Mayo 0-1
5 mins - Peter Crowley is shown the game’s first yellow card for a high tackle on Vaughan. O’Shea is definitely playing an attacking role so far, and well involved in the action.
26 Aug 2017
3:10PM
Kerry 0-1 Mayo 0-2
6 mins – O’Connor hits his second free-kick of the day.
26 Aug 2017
3:11PM
Kerry 0-1 Mayo 0-3
7 mins – The Kerry defence are under pressure as Andy Moran opens his account.
26 Aug 2017
3:13PM
Kerry 0-2 Mayo 0-3
9 mins – O’Shea and Donaghy come face-to-face for the first time today. Gough deems that the Breaffy man fouls, and he’s shown a yellow card. Geaney slots the resulting free over.
26 Aug 2017
3:14PM
Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-3
11 mins – We’re level. Geaney ties matters with a great score from play. Good work from late introduction Jack Barry in the build-up.
26 Aug 2017
3:15PM
Kerry 0-4 Mayo 0-3
12 mins – Buckley edges the Munster champions in front, but Andy Moran has been fouled at the other end and O’Connor has the chance to cancel it out.
26 Aug 2017
3:17PM
Kerry 0-4 Mayo 0-5
13 mins – Another textbook free from the Ballintubber forward. Enright sees yellow for the foul on Moran. McLoughin with a super effort as Mayo steal the lead again.
26 Aug 2017
3:18PM
Kerry 0-4 Mayo 0-5
15 mins – O’Shea tracks back to sniff around Donaghy, and he wins the ball to huge cheers from the Mayo crowd. O’Connor’s effort from play is sent wide.
26 Aug 2017
3:20PM
Kerry 0-4 Mayo 0-6
17 mins – Mayo are looking dangerous on the attack, the Kerry defence aren’t dealing with the threat accordingly. Great run from Boyle as he gets the shot off, but his advantage is called back for another free, and O’Connor does it again.
26 Aug 2017
3:21PM
Kerry 0-4 Mayo 0-6
18 mins – What’s going on with the Kerry kickouts? Kelly, between the posts, ends up kicking it out for a Mayo 45. O’Connor’s effort goes wide though.
Looks like there’s going to be more of this this week……
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James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO
26 Aug 2017
3:24PM
Not too sure what happened there, but there looked to be some verbals and Donaghy is shown a yellow card.
26 Aug 2017
3:27PM
Kerry 0-4 Mayo 0-6
22 mins – Cillian O’Connor was down receiving treatment but he’s up and at it again. Kerry are struggling to create decent opportunities so far, and the RTÉ commentators are saying that the scoreline doesn’t reflect Mayo’s dominance.
26 Aug 2017
3:29PM
Kerry 0-4 Mayo 0-7
25 mins – O’Connor’s fifth of the day so far as he splits the posts with a 40-meter free. The pressure Mayo are putting on Kelly’s kick-outs are paying dividends.
26 Aug 2017
3:30PM
Kerry 0-5 Mayo 0-7
26 mins – Geaney pulls another back.
26 Aug 2017
3:30PM
GOAL! Its in the back of the Kerry net.
26 Aug 2017
3:31PM
Kerry 0-5 Mayo 1-7
28 mins – A ball is sent in on the Kerry keeper, and Diarmuid O’Connor got a touch to grab the first goal of the game.
26 Aug 2017
3:33PM
Kerry 0-5 Mayo 1-8
30 mins – In a crazy few seconds, Kerry have a goal-chance at the other end but it’s rattled wide and out for a 45. Nothing comes off it. Barrett hits another Mayo point.
26 Aug 2017
3:35PM
Kerry 0-6 Mayo 1-8
32 mins – Barrett is the latest to see yellow, and Geaney raises another white flag with the free in. Four for the Dingle man.
26 Aug 2017
3:37PM
Kerry 0-6 Mayo 1-8
34 mins – Boyle is making some super runs through the middle and sparking the Mayo attack to life. Rochford’s men are well in control here as the clock runs down to half-time.
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26 Aug 2017
3:38PM
There will be three additional minutes before the break.
26 Aug 2017
3:41PM
Kerry 0-6 Mayo 1-8
37 mins – Parsons win the ball in the Mayo defence. Another threatening attack, as the ball is sent in high with Diarmuid O’Connor lurking. They’ll be disappointed nothing came off it.
Parsons’ name is also scribbled in the referee’s notebook and that’s three yellow cards a-piece.
26 Aug 2017
3:41PM
Paddy Durcan replaces Donie Vaughan.
26 Aug 2017
3:42PM
Half-time: Mayo 1-8 Kerry 0-6
26 Aug 2017
3:48PM
“From a neutral point of view, it’s been a very disappointing first-half of football,” Pat Spillane says on The Saturday Game.
What do you make of it?
26 Aug 2017
3:51PM
Kerry inviting Mayo's running game onto them in the 1st half. David Clarke going short with ease, building a platform for Mayo to attack.
51 mins – Change for Kerry: Mark Griffin is in for Young, while Jack Barry pulls one back. Conor O’Shea is O’Connor’s replacement.
26 Aug 2017
4:17PM
Kerry 0-10 Mayo 2-11
53 mins – Loftus and Fitzgerald exchange points. Six in it yet again.
26 Aug 2017
4:21PM
Kerry 0-12 Mayo 2-11
56 mins – Yellow for Paddy Durcan. Geaney clocks his seventh of the match. David Moran fields well around the middle for a mark, but the aerial ball in isn’t working. Mayo are all over it.
26 Aug 2017
4:22PM
Kerry 0-12 Mayo 2-11
57 mins – Moran is fouled, and Doherty steps up to take over from the black-carded O’Connor. He makes no mistake, and the Mayo crowd are loving this. Barry is shown yellow.
26 Aug 2017
4:24PM
Kerry 0-13 Mayo 2-12
59 mins – O’Donoghue slots over his second from a free-kick. The Mayo defence are working like trojans, doing anything to avoid a Kerry goal.
26 Aug 2017
4:26PM
Kerry 0-14 Mayo 2-12
60 mins -O’Donoghue’s effort from play is a lovely one, and there’s four in it. Stephen Coen is in for Seamie O’Shea. Barry John Keane looks to be preparing for action too.
26 Aug 2017
4:27PM
Peter Crowley is handed his marching orders for a foul on Boyle, it’s his second yellow.
26 Aug 2017
4:28PM
Kerry 0-14 Mayo 2-13
63 mins – Doherty adds a 45. Mayo are within touching distance here.
26 Aug 2017
4:31PM
Kerry 0-14 Mayo 2-14
66 mins – Keane has replaced Tom O’Sullivan, and with his first attack, he sends a looping ball in towards goal. It goes wide. Blood sub – Maher is in for Barry.
At the other end, McLoughlin sends over a huge score.
26 Aug 2017
4:32PM
Kerry 0-14 Mayo 2-15
67 mins – Massive block from Higgins on O’Donoghue, and Boyle intercepts. The Mayo fans are loving this. Loftus tags on his second. It looks very much like the Westerners will march on.
26 Aug 2017
4:34PM
Kerry 0-15 Mayo 2-15
69 mins – Geaney brings his tally to eight, to a tame cheer from Kerry fans. Danny Kirby is on for Boyle and straight into the action, tussling with Maher.
Rings of ‘Mayo, Mayo’ as they eagerly await the final whistle.
26 Aug 2017
4:34PM
There’ll be five minutes of additional time.
26 Aug 2017
4:36PM
Kerry 0-16 Mayo 2-16
72 mins – Another wrestle, this time between Coen and Maher and both see yellow. Durcan adds another point for Mayo after some lovely build-up play. Croker is loud.
26 Aug 2017
4:37PM
Durcan then sees his second yellow card, and he’s off.
26 Aug 2017
4:38PM
Colm Boyle is named Man of the Match for an exceptional display.
26 Aug 2017
4:39PM
Straight red card for Donaghy for an off the ball incident — he throws O’Shea to the ground. His frustration shone through in the end.
26 Aug 2017
4:40PM
Kerry 0-17 Mayo 2-16
75 mins – The game just turns to scraps. Shouts for the final whistle.
Huge, huge result for Stephen Rochford and his Mayo side. They’re in the All-Ireland final again. A first win over Kerry in the championship in 21 years.
Ryan Byrne / INPHO
Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO
26 Aug 2017
4:48PM
That’s all from me, but you can read Kevin O’Brien’s on-the-whistle report here:
It’s onto the third Sunday in September for Mayo, while Kerry are left to lick their wounds. Of course, we’ll discover their opposition tomorrow as Dublin and Tyrone face off. Thanks for reading, and enjoy your evening.
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As It Happened: Kerry v Mayo, All-Ireland SFC semi-final replay
Hello, and welcome to The42′s live coverage of today’s All-Ireland semi-final replay between Kerry and Mayo.
Kevin O’Brien is on duty in Croke Park, but we’ll be bringing you updates from base as the two sides go again following last Sunday’s 2-14 a-piece thriller.
We’re hoping for more of the same and as always, we want to know what you think. Feel free to share your opinions in the comments section below.
Throw-in at GAA HQ is 3pm, and the game is live on RTÉ 2 and Sky Sports Arena.
Here are the starting sides, as they were announced last night. We’ll have any late changes.
Kerry
1. Brian Kelly (Killarney Legion)
2. Shane Enright (Tarbert)
3. Mark Griffin (St Michaels-Foilmore)
4. Killian Young (Renard)
5. Peter Crowley (Laune Rangers)
6. Tadhg Morley (Templenoe)
7. Paul Murphy (Rathmore)
8. David Moran (Kerins O’Rahillys)
9. Anthony Maher (Duagh)
10. Stephen O’Brien (Kenmare Shamrocks)
11. Johnny Buckley (Dr Crokes – captain)
12. Donnchadh Walsh (Cromane)
13. Paul Geaney (Dingle)
14. Kieran Donaghy (Austin Stacks)
15. James O’Donoghue (Killarney Legion)
Mayo
1. David Clarke (Ballina Stephenites)
2. Brendan Harrison (Aghamore)
3. Donal Vaughan (Ballinrobe)
4. Keith Higgins (Ballyhaunis)
5. Lee Keegan (Westport)
6. Chris Barrett (Belmullet)
7. Colm Boyle (Davitts)
8. Seamus O’Shea (Breaffy)
9. Tom Parsons (Charlestown)
10. Kevin McLoughlin (Knockmore)
11. Aidan O’Shea (Breaffy)
12. Diarmuid O’Connor (Ballintubber)
13. Jason Doherty (Burrishoole)
14. Cillian O’Connor (Ballintubber – captain)
15. Andy Moran (Ballaghaderreen)
James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO
Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO
Big news coming from the Kerry camp:
James O’Donoghue, Mark Griffin and Anthony Maher are out of the starting side with Tom O’Sullivan, Jonathan Lyne, Jack Barry coming in.
Mayo start as named.
As the parade gets underway, here’s some pre-match talking points to feast your eyes on before throw-in:
The curious Colm Boyle case, O’Shea and Donaghy roles, Keegan form – Kerry-Mayo talking points
Referee David Gough has thrown the ball in, and we’re off.
Aidan O’Shea wins the throw-in. Croker is looking immaculate and the atmosphere is electric, as expected.
Kerry 0-0 Mayo 0-1
1 min – First chance falls to Lee Keegan, but his effort is sent wide. A free is awarded though, as he appears to be fouled and O’Connor nails it.
Kerry 0-1 Mayo 0-1
3 mins – Lyne responds at the other end. Early signs show this is going to be physical, as expected, with some off-the-ball scuffles.
Kerry 0-1 Mayo 0-1
5 mins - Peter Crowley is shown the game’s first yellow card for a high tackle on Vaughan. O’Shea is definitely playing an attacking role so far, and well involved in the action.
Kerry 0-1 Mayo 0-2
6 mins – O’Connor hits his second free-kick of the day.
Kerry 0-1 Mayo 0-3
7 mins – The Kerry defence are under pressure as Andy Moran opens his account.
Kerry 0-2 Mayo 0-3
9 mins – O’Shea and Donaghy come face-to-face for the first time today. Gough deems that the Breaffy man fouls, and he’s shown a yellow card. Geaney slots the resulting free over.
Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-3
11 mins – We’re level. Geaney ties matters with a great score from play. Good work from late introduction Jack Barry in the build-up.
Kerry 0-4 Mayo 0-3
12 mins – Buckley edges the Munster champions in front, but Andy Moran has been fouled at the other end and O’Connor has the chance to cancel it out.
Kerry 0-4 Mayo 0-5
13 mins – Another textbook free from the Ballintubber forward. Enright sees yellow for the foul on Moran. McLoughin with a super effort as Mayo steal the lead again.
Kerry 0-4 Mayo 0-5
15 mins – O’Shea tracks back to sniff around Donaghy, and he wins the ball to huge cheers from the Mayo crowd. O’Connor’s effort from play is sent wide.
Kerry 0-4 Mayo 0-6
17 mins – Mayo are looking dangerous on the attack, the Kerry defence aren’t dealing with the threat accordingly. Great run from Boyle as he gets the shot off, but his advantage is called back for another free, and O’Connor does it again.
Kerry 0-4 Mayo 0-6
18 mins – What’s going on with the Kerry kickouts? Kelly, between the posts, ends up kicking it out for a Mayo 45. O’Connor’s effort goes wide though.
Looks like there’s going to be more of this this week……
James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO
Not too sure what happened there, but there looked to be some verbals and Donaghy is shown a yellow card.
Kerry 0-4 Mayo 0-6
22 mins – Cillian O’Connor was down receiving treatment but he’s up and at it again. Kerry are struggling to create decent opportunities so far, and the RTÉ commentators are saying that the scoreline doesn’t reflect Mayo’s dominance.
Kerry 0-4 Mayo 0-7
25 mins – O’Connor’s fifth of the day so far as he splits the posts with a 40-meter free. The pressure Mayo are putting on Kelly’s kick-outs are paying dividends.
Kerry 0-5 Mayo 0-7
26 mins – Geaney pulls another back.
GOAL! Its in the back of the Kerry net.
Kerry 0-5 Mayo 1-7
28 mins – A ball is sent in on the Kerry keeper, and Diarmuid O’Connor got a touch to grab the first goal of the game.
Kerry 0-5 Mayo 1-8
30 mins – In a crazy few seconds, Kerry have a goal-chance at the other end but it’s rattled wide and out for a 45. Nothing comes off it. Barrett hits another Mayo point.
Kerry 0-6 Mayo 1-8
32 mins – Barrett is the latest to see yellow, and Geaney raises another white flag with the free in. Four for the Dingle man.
Kerry 0-6 Mayo 1-8
34 mins – Boyle is making some super runs through the middle and sparking the Mayo attack to life. Rochford’s men are well in control here as the clock runs down to half-time.
James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO
James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO
There will be three additional minutes before the break.
Kerry 0-6 Mayo 1-8
37 mins – Parsons win the ball in the Mayo defence. Another threatening attack, as the ball is sent in high with Diarmuid O’Connor lurking. They’ll be disappointed nothing came off it.
Parsons’ name is also scribbled in the referee’s notebook and that’s three yellow cards a-piece.
Paddy Durcan replaces Donie Vaughan.
Half-time: Mayo 1-8 Kerry 0-6
“From a neutral point of view, it’s been a very disappointing first-half of football,” Pat Spillane says on The Saturday Game.
What do you make of it?
And we’re underway again, as O’Shea wins the throw-in.
Kerry 0-6 Mayo 1-9
36 mins – James O’Donoghue is on, we’ll have full changes in the next update. O’Connor draws first blood of the second half with another free.
GOAL! Andy Moran with the final say.
Kerry 0-7 Mayo 2-9
37 mins – Great ball in from the newly-introduced Conor Loftus, and O’Connor and Moran combine for the goal.
Beforehand, O’Donoghue pointed with his first piece of action.
So, back to the changes:
Loftus is in for Diarmuid O’Connor on the Mayo side. And Kerry — O’Donoghue for Walsh, O’Sullivan for Buckley and Fitzgerald for Enright.
Kerry 0-8 Mayo 2-9
41 mins – Colm Boyle clears Geaney’s effort off the line, moments after a pointed free-kick from the same player.
Darran O’Sullivan is shown a black card, much to his frustration.
Kerry 0-9 Mayo 2-9
44 mins – Jack Savage is his replacement. Geaney puts six between the sides with another free.
Kerry 0-9 Mayo 2-9
46 mins – Goal chances at each end. The best falling to Kerry — super, super save from Clarke and first-class defending from Mayo to keep O’Brien out.
Kerry 0-9 Mayo 2-10
47 mins – Mayo settle themselves, and take control of the tempo yet again. Doherty sends a point over, much to the crowd’s delight.
Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO / INPHO
Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO Lorraine O'Sullivan / INPHO / INPHO
Black card for Cillian O’Connor.
Kerry 0-10 Mayo 2-10
51 mins – Change for Kerry: Mark Griffin is in for Young, while Jack Barry pulls one back. Conor O’Shea is O’Connor’s replacement.
Kerry 0-10 Mayo 2-11
53 mins – Loftus and Fitzgerald exchange points. Six in it yet again.
Kerry 0-12 Mayo 2-11
56 mins – Yellow for Paddy Durcan. Geaney clocks his seventh of the match. David Moran fields well around the middle for a mark, but the aerial ball in isn’t working. Mayo are all over it.
Kerry 0-12 Mayo 2-11
57 mins – Moran is fouled, and Doherty steps up to take over from the black-carded O’Connor. He makes no mistake, and the Mayo crowd are loving this. Barry is shown yellow.
Kerry 0-13 Mayo 2-12
59 mins – O’Donoghue slots over his second from a free-kick. The Mayo defence are working like trojans, doing anything to avoid a Kerry goal.
Kerry 0-14 Mayo 2-12
60 mins - O’Donoghue’s effort from play is a lovely one, and there’s four in it. Stephen Coen is in for Seamie O’Shea. Barry John Keane looks to be preparing for action too.
Peter Crowley is handed his marching orders for a foul on Boyle, it’s his second yellow.
Kerry 0-14 Mayo 2-13
63 mins – Doherty adds a 45. Mayo are within touching distance here.
Kerry 0-14 Mayo 2-14
66 mins – Keane has replaced Tom O’Sullivan, and with his first attack, he sends a looping ball in towards goal. It goes wide. Blood sub – Maher is in for Barry.
At the other end, McLoughlin sends over a huge score.
Kerry 0-14 Mayo 2-15
67 mins – Massive block from Higgins on O’Donoghue, and Boyle intercepts. The Mayo fans are loving this. Loftus tags on his second. It looks very much like the Westerners will march on.
Kerry 0-15 Mayo 2-15
69 mins – Geaney brings his tally to eight, to a tame cheer from Kerry fans. Danny Kirby is on for Boyle and straight into the action, tussling with Maher.
Rings of ‘Mayo, Mayo’ as they eagerly await the final whistle.
There’ll be five minutes of additional time.
Kerry 0-16 Mayo 2-16
72 mins – Another wrestle, this time between Coen and Maher and both see yellow. Durcan adds another point for Mayo after some lovely build-up play. Croker is loud.
Durcan then sees his second yellow card, and he’s off.
Colm Boyle is named Man of the Match for an exceptional display.
Straight red card for Donaghy for an off the ball incident — he throws O’Shea to the ground. His frustration shone through in the end.
Kerry 0-17 Mayo 2-16
75 mins – The game just turns to scraps. Shouts for the final whistle.
Full-time: Mayo 2-16 Kerry 0-17
MAYO HAVE DONE IT!
Huge, huge result for Stephen Rochford and his Mayo side. They’re in the All-Ireland final again. A first win over Kerry in the championship in 21 years.
Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO
That’s all from me, but you can read Kevin O’Brien’s on-the-whistle report here:
Rochford gets it right as Mayo claim first win over Kerry in 21 years to seal return to All-Ireland final
It’s onto the third Sunday in September for Mayo, while Kerry are left to lick their wounds. Of course, we’ll discover their opposition tomorrow as Dublin and Tyrone face off. Thanks for reading, and enjoy your evening.
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