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Niamh Carmody about to get a shot off despite the attention of Aisling Gilsenan. Photo by Dermot Crean
Dan Kearney reports on the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship game between Kerry and Cavan in Tralee on Saturday…
Kerry 2-21
Cavan 2-5
Cáit Lynch led the way as table-toppers Kerry booked a quarter-final place against Meath in the race for the TG4 All-Ireland title when they had 16 points to spare at Austin Stack Park in Tralee.
The lethal Kerry full forward line of Siofra O’Shea, Caoimhe Evans and Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh contributed 1-9 to Kerry’s total on a day when Lynch was the player in a match where both sides struggled with the strong wind.
Cavan played with the breeze in the first-half but with Kerry building a 1-10 to 1-4 interval lead, it was always going to be a difficult task for the Breffni side to get back into contention.
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Louise Galvin fends off the attention of Emma Halton and Ciara Brady. Photo by Dermot Crean
Two early Ní Mhuircheartaigh points and a good effort from O’Shea pushed Kerry into a 0-3 to 0-2 lead after eight minutes with Aisling Walls and Emma Halton replying for the visitors.
Kerry’s Danielle O’Leary scored the first of her four points from play but the Kingdom were rocked when the dangerous Geraldine Sheridan struck for a goal after nine minutes.
Aisling Sheridan added a point but Kerry corner back Ciara Murphy struck a well worked goal for Kerry in the 14thminute to bring her side right back into the contest.
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Kerry outscored Cavan by 0-6 to 0-1 for the remainder of the first half though with Ní Mhuircheartaigh, Louise Galvin, Niamh Carmody, Anna Galvin, Amy Harrington and O’Leary doing the damage, and although O’Shea was unlucky to spurn a goal chance, Kerry took a 1-10 to 1-4 lead in at half time.
Cáit Lynch on the attack. Photo by Dermot Crean
Aisling Gilsenan got Cavan off the mark 40 seconds into the second half with a free but by the 46th minute Kerry had raced 1-16 to 1-5 lead.
A minute later O’Shea then lobbed Roisin O’Reilly with a deft flick after a fine ball from substitute Fiadhna Tangney and at 2-16 to 1-5 it really was game over.
Geraldine Smith scored a consolation goal in the 31st minute for Cavan but the last score of the game fell to Kerry’s Erica McGlynn and Kerry march forward to a home All Ireland quarter final whilst it’s a relegation play-off that awaits Cavan.
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Scorers – Kerry: L Ní Mhuircheartaigh 0-5 (2f), S O’Shea 1-2, D O’Leary 0-4, R Dwyer 0-3 (1f), C Murphy 1-0, CEvans 0-2, L Galvin 0-1, A Harrington 0-1, N Carmody 0-1, A Galvin-0-1, E McGlynn 0-1.
Ciara McCarthy of Kerry about to tackle Cavan’s Emma Halton. Photo by Dermot Crean
Cavan: G Sheridan 1-1, G Smith 1-0, E Madden 0-1 E Halton 0-1, A Sheridan 0-1, A Gilsenan 0-1f.
Kerry: C Butler; A Doherty, K Cronin, C Murphy; C Lynch, E Costello, C McCarthy; L Galvin, A Harrington; N Carmody, D O’Leary, A Galvin; S O’Shea, C Evans, L Ní Mhuircheartaigh. Subs: N Broderick for McCarthy (42), R Dwyer for Ní Mhuircheartaigh (46), F Tangney for L Galvin (47), S Fitzpatrick for Murphy (52), E McGlynn for A Galvin (51).
Cavan: R O’Reilly; C Madden S Lynch, C Charters; E Madden, C Brady, R O’Reilly; N Byrd, M Cusack; A Walls, A Sheridan, E Halton; G Smith, G Sheridan, A Gilsenan. Subs: N Keenaghan for Halton (36), K McCormack for Walls (46), A Cahill for Madden (47), C McCaffrey for Cusack (47), A Smith for R O’Reilly (59).
Referee: Patrick Smith (Waterford)
Louise Galvin gets a shot away. Photo by Dermot Crean
Aisling Walls of Cavan gets her pass off despite the best efforts of Anna Galvin. Photo by Dermot Crean
Louise Galvin gets past a defender. Photo by Dermot Crean
Louise Ní Mhuircheartaigh about to shoot. Photo by Dermot Crean
Ciara Murphy scores Kerry’s first goal. Photo by Dermot Crean
Siofra O’Shea gets her shot in. Photo by Dermot Crean
Ciara McCarthy proves evasive. Photo by Dermot Crean
Emma Costello contests the throw-in at the start of the game. Photo by Dermot Crean
Siofra O’Shea gets her shot in. Photo by Dermot Crean
The players line up in unison at the start of the game with #unitedforequality t-shirts in a protest at what they claim are delays from the LGFA, Camogie Association and the GAA and to engage in discussions to develop a charter designed for inter-county players. Photo by Dermot Crean
Anna Galvin passes off the ball. Photo by Dermot Crean
Danielle O’Leary sells a dummy. Photo by Dermot Crean
Amy Harrington on the attack. Photo by Dermot Crean
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