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Mike O’Halloran was in Newbridge to see the Kerry minor hurlers beat Kildare in the All-Ireland Minor B Hurling Championship Quarter-Final…
Kerry 2-19
Kildare 0-13
Action from the Kerry v Kildare game. Photo by Mike O’Halloran
KERRY minor hurlers took the first step towards a treble for Kerry teams as they strolled past Kildare in Newbridge on a scoreline of 2-19 points points to 0-13.
Kerry excelled in all positions and led at half-time one ten to six points, the points coming from the sticks of Shane Conway (7) and Fionan Mackessy (3).
Colin Sheehy the Lixnaw star kicked a goal that would be enthused about if was scored in the premiership.
One of Shane Conway’s points was a master class of every skill in the lexicon of hurling skills, he received the ball glided through four players shortened the grip and cut over an absolute beauty.
Not alone has this young man all the skills but he is brave, fleet footed, has a razor sharp hurling brain, specially aware and unselfish, I could go on.
Make it your business to see him in action in the Garveys Supervalu senior hurling championship in the coming weeks.
A feature of this team is their unselfish work for each other. Fionan Mackessy was immense at full forward.
Tomas O’Connor surveys his options. Photo by Mike O’Halloran
The second half took the same shape of the first, apart from the number of wides Kerry racked up. I guess they were so superior to Kildare that they decided to take on shots that were ambitious.
Shane Conway continued his tormenting of Kildare in the second half aided by Fionan Mackessy, Kieran O’Regan and Eric Leen with points and a beautiful goal from David Egan.
Fionan Mackessy tries to evade a Kildare defender. Photo by Mike O’Halloran
Kerry now go on to play Down in the semifinal on August 15th.
Kerry: David Sills, Billy Lyons, Michael Leen, Gerard Stackpoole, Eoin Ross, (Liam Mullins 52″) Jason Diggins, Robert Collins (Jason Keane 35″) John Buckley (Captain), Tomas O Connor (Kieran O Regan 46″ (1pt) Shane Conway (13pts) Jeremy McKenna, David Egan (1gl) (Jack Linehan), Eric Leen (1pt) (Colin Browne), Fionan Mackessy (4pts)
Action from the Kerry v Kildare game. Photo by Mike O’Halloran
The Kerry team line-up for the national anthem. Photo by Mike O’Halloran
