Munster Minor Football Championship semi-final:
Kerry 1-16
Cork 0-5
Murt Murphy reports from Austin Stack Park
KERRY BEGAN their minor football campaign for 2021 with a facile victory over rivals Cork in Austin Stack Park as the hosts’ defence was miserly in conceding only five points from set-pieces.
The first half was short on genuine quality but Kerry did have the better performers in the likes of Jack Clifford and team captain Cormac Dillon.
Dillon, who scored 1-9 (7f) in total, found the net in the 23rd minute, a goal that came from Fionn Murphy intercepting a loose pass out of the Cork defence. He then set up Paddy Lane who fed Dillon for a simple finish from close range.
Lane had scored the first point from play in the 17th minute after a Brian Hayes free had put Cork 0-3 to 0-2 ahead in the first quarter.
Cork were lacking the confidence to break down a packed Kerry defence though as the Kingdom took in a commanding 1-6 to 0-3 lead at half-time.
Dillon scored early in the second half for his only point from play as Clifford along with substitutes John Burke and Darren Allman also added their names to the scoreboard.
The visitors failed to score from play in a terrible performance on the night, as they face a daunting task now in travelling to Thurles next Thursday night for the second semi-final against the winners of the round-robin phase in the province, Tipperary.
Kerry are assured of their place in the decider on Wednesday 1 June following this unexpectedly easy 14-point win.
Scorers for Kerry: C Dillon (1-9, 7f), P Lane (0-4), J Clifford, J Burke and D Allman (0-1 each),
Scorers for Cork: B Hayes (0-3, 3f), O O’Donovan (0-2, 1f, 1m)
Kerry: Shay O’Meara (Dr Crokes); Maidhcí Lynch (Dr Crokes), Jake Foley (Kerins O’Rahilly’s), Ruairí Burke (Castleisland Desmonds); Liam Evans (Keel), Darragh O’Connor (Kenmare), Fionn Murphy (Rathmore); Eddie Healy (Listowel Emmets), Jack O’Sullivan (Brosna); Donagh O’Sullivan (Dromid Pearses), Cormac Dillon (Duagh), Niall Collins (Ballymacelligott); Paddy Lane (Austin Stacks), Jack Clifford (St Michael’s Foilmore), James Fitzgerald (Lios Póil).
Subs: John Burke (Laune Rangers) for J Fitzgerald ( h/t), Thomas Ashe (Annascaul) for R Burke (46), Joshua Coffey (Beaufort), Padraig Moynihan (Rathmore) for J O’Sullivan ( 50) ,Darren Allman (Kenmare) for P Lane ( 53), Joshua Coffey (Beaufort) for N Collins(58)
Cork: Josh Woods (Valley Rovers); Gearóid Daly (Mallow), Colin Molloy (Nemo Rangers), Tim O’Brien (Nemo Rangers); Shane O’Connell (Castlehaven), James Burke (Douglas), Aaron Cullinane (Clonakilty); Colm Gillespie (Aghabullogue), Alan O’Connell (Kilshannig); Darragh Gough (Clonakilty), Brian Hayes (Nemo Rangers), Aaron O’Sullivan (Aghabullogue); Gearóid Kearney (Kinsale), Olan O’Donovan (Ibane Gaels), Mark Kelleher (Mallow).
Subs: Darragh O’Donovan (Bishopstown) for A O’Sullivan ( h/t), Ed Myers (Naomh Abán) for D Gough ( 39), Conor Fitzpatrick (Kinsale) for C Molloy( 44), Neville O’Leary (Douglas) for Tim O’Brien ( 45), Mark O’Sullivan (Bantry) for c Gillespie ( 40)
REFEREE: Jonathon Hayes (Limerick)
Man Utd. Found out. Nothing team.
Robert Arsenal have been brilliant in the opening half so far , but the only things handed out in October is a P 45′s , both managers safe here unlike others I could mention
Man u defence sleeping much like arsenals during the week.Worst is they have f. all options on the bench to turn this around. Can see arsenal getting another1 or 2 on the break in 2nd half. Bad day at the office for lvg. Should be more experienced than talking about a title challenge in october.He should keeping his mouth shut and concentrate on getting the team to do the talking on the pitch
Like I’ve been saying for weeks they’ve had an easy run of games so far and they finally got found out
No sign of you, wally or that ugly hen you invented on any pool thread?
even a stopped clock is right twice a day. keep saying that a d eventually you are going to be right. United will be fine you shouldn’t worry or spend so much time on another club. Enjoy your own clubs.
Sean Barber gonna have a field day
Last week United were one of the favourites to win the league, this week they will be slated for their defensive frailties and lack of progress after spending so much. Perhaps the true picture is somewhere in the middle.
My four year old will be thrilled, he told his distraught father and Liverpool fan that his team his Arsenal……
Dick from Sunderland has won the race to be dumped, Louis should
be second
He’ll grow out of it we all make mistakes when we’re young
lololol
Wenger showing why the man is a demi god
So many years at the helm of Arsenal….. So many league titles……oh wait… Lol
more of a demagogue but his team were fantastic today
Arsenal have been exceptional, the pace they have going forward and the aggression and effort to get back when united do get a foot on the ball is unreal. United on the other hand, rooney isn’t even trying and carrick is nowhere meaning schwienstiegger is doing all the running and leaving holes. Neville gives out then about schwienstiegger coz he won’t say rooney and carrick are muck. Depay is terrible and hasn’t done it in the league yet, darmian, though he’s been very good this year is having a mare. It is only october though.
How rooney and carrick have stayed on the pitch is beyond me.
Bahahahahahahahaha. United are shite.
Fair play Arsenal. We’ll deserved.
My prediction sure backfired anyway, think I’ll leave it at that.
Super performance by Arsenal and good to see their fans are back behind the manager this week. As for united a horror show but ctl alt del and move forward
Great performance form Arsenal. United were very very poor. never got going at all today but infairness arsenal never let United play. well beaten and no excuses. as others said United need to learn from this and move on.
Wenger got his tactics right from the get go. Lvg got his wrong all the way to the subs bench. He has no game changers in reserve for a game like this, when he needs goals their is no creative spark on the bench. Least he shudda had parreira, his performances so far warrants a squad position at least if not replacing depay in the starting line up. Arsenal at least showing they have what it takes to challenge city for the title if they cud just do it every week. Utd showing they are way too small a squad to challenge this season.
while I agree with what you said I don’t think there is any reason for drastic changes. looked comfortable against the likes of Liverpool, Southampton and Wolfsburg who are decent teams. Arsenal played the best game iv seen them play in years. what United need to do is forget about it and move on. Rooney needs to be dropped for a few weeks and Mata playing in the center, I would drop Memphis and play young instead. move Blind out to LB and play Jones with Smalling at CB.
fuçking brutal performance
Arsenal have been very good but they won’t score 8
How could any male football team hope to win a match in the knickers that Man. Utd. were
Wearing today ???