PHOTOS: Kerins O’Rahillys Falter But St Brendan’s Advance To Quarter-Finals

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Action from the St Brendan’s v Shannon Rangers game on Saturday evening at Austin Stack Park. Photo by Dermot Crean

THE Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SFC Round 3 double header at Austin Stack Park produced two very different games on Saturday evening with mixed fortunes for players from Tralee clubs.

First up were St. Brendan’s taking on Shannon Rangers and it proved to be a convincing win for the side featuring players from John Mitchels, Na Gaeil, Churchill, Ardfert and St Pat’s.

St Brendan’s James Duggan punched in a goal in the first minute which set the tone for the scoring fest to follow. When Brandon Barrett netted on eight minutes it was 2-3 to 0-1  and the (further) north Kerry divisional side were in trouble.

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Action from the St Brendan’s v Shannon Rangers game on Saturday evening at Austin Stack Park. Photo by Dermot Crean

They gamely tried to stay in touch, but a succession of scores from Ivan Parker, Eoghan O’Brien, Diarmuid O’Connor, Niall Sheehy and James Duggan ensured the Tralee area side went in 2-11 to 0-5 at the break.

The second half saw more of the same and when Jack Barry goaled on 39 minutes to make it 3-14 to 0-7 it was a true rout.

Action from the St Brendan’s v Shannon Rangers game on Saturday evening at Austin Stack Park. Photo by Dermot Crean

James Duggan got St Brendan’s fourth goal on 47 minutes and Gerald O’Sullivan’s goal ten minutes later for Rangers was scant consolation. It finished 4-22 to 1-12.

The next game between Kerins O’Rahillys and East Kerry would prove the polar opposite in terms of closeness, but from the first 12 minutes you wouldn’t have thought it would turn out that way.

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Barry John Keane scores his goal during the Kerins O’Rahillys v East Kerry game at Austin Stack Park on Saturday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

Barry John Keane celebrates his goal during the Kerins O’Rahillys v East Kerry game at Austin Stack Park on Saturday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

Goals from Barry John Keane, Karl Mullins and Jack Savage had the Tralee side 3-01 to 0-2 ahead. But East Kerry came back and by half time they had reduced the deficit to two, 3-02 to 0-9.

Karl Mullins (right) celebrates his goal during the Kerins O’Rahillys v East Kerry game at Austin Stack Park on Saturday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

Jack Savage celebrates his team’s third goal during the Kerins O’Rahillys v East Kerry game at Austin Stack Park on Saturday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

The divisional side received a boost when a red card was issued to Kerins O’Rahillys’ player Barry John Keane with 24 minutes to go. But the Strand Road outfit responded by going further in front with points by Tommy Walsh and Jack Savage to lead by 3-4 to 0-10 with a quarter of the game to go.

But when David Clifford is in your team, you always have a chance and with a brace from the Fossa maestro and points from Mike Foley and Liam Kearney, East Kerry were one up with a minute of normal time to go.

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Jack Savage under pressure during the Kerins O’Rahillys v East Kerry game at Austin Stack Park on Saturday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

In a frantic injury time period, Rahillys equalised and went ahead only for East Kerry to level again to force extra time with a full time score of 3-6 to 0-15.

There was little to separate the teams in extra-time and  at the break it was level at 3-9 to 0-18.  And it wasn’t until one minute to go that David Clifford stepped up to put East Kerry one point ahead.

The Kerry star sealed the win with another point from play in injury time to break Strand Road hearts. Scroll down for photos…

Gavin O’Brien reaches highest in the throw-in during the Kerins O’Rahillys v East Kerry game at Austin Stack Park on Saturday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Action from the St Brendan’s v Shannon Rangers game on Saturday evening at Austin Stack Park. Photo by Dermot Crean

Action from the St Brendan’s v Shannon Rangers game on Saturday evening at Austin Stack Park. Photo by Dermot Crean

Tommy Walsh in action.

John Ferguson and Con Barrett rue a missed chance during the Kerins O’Rahillys v East Kerry game at Austin Stack Park on Saturday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

Gavin O’Brien tries to break through the tackle of Evan Cronin during the Kerins O’Rahillys v East Kerry game at Austin Stack Park on Saturday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

Barry John Keane tackled by Evan Cronin during the Kerins O’Rahillys v East Kerry game at Austin Stack Park on Saturday evening. Photo by Dermot Crean

One Comment

  1. Thomas McGrath says:

    Absolutely heartbreaking for Sttandroad.

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