October 30, 2016 at 6:08 pm

Glencar Too Hot For Na Gaeil To Handle In Junior Decider

Gavin O’Connor was in Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney, on Sunday afternoon to see the Glenbeigh/Glencar beat Na Gaeil in the replay of the Castleisland Mart Junior Premier County Final…

Glenbeigh/Glencar 1-16 (19)

Na Gaeil 0-12

Colm McGillycuddy lifts the Tom Keane Memorial Cup. Photo by Dermot Crean

THERE is to be no fairytale championship run for Na Gaeil who were beaten by Glenbeigh/Glencar in the replay of the Kerry Junior Premier Championship played at a sunny Fitzgerald Stadium.

Na Gaeil could not recover from a dreadful first quarter which saw Glenbeigh/Glencar race into a 1-5 to 0-0 lead. Kieran Courtney bagged the only goal of the match in the tenth minute.

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The goal came after Na Gaeil’s Rory O’Connor saved a rasping shot from Darran O’Sullivan only for Courtney to scrape the ball home from the rebound inside the small square.

The decision to put Jack Barry in at full-forward at the start of the game did not pay off. The former Kerry U21 was effectively out of the game when his side badly needed him around the middle.

Shane Carey has his shot blocked by Pa Kilkenny. Photo by Dermot Crean

Eventually he was moved back into the centre where he would go on to win more than his fair share of ball, but the damage was done.

Performing excellently for the Mid-Kerry side was Darran O’Sullivan who chipped in with four points and was pulling the strings for his side in the forward line.

Darran O’Sullivan about to fist over a score. Photo by Dermot Crean

In the defence Pa Kilkenny gave an assured performance showing he could posssibly sneak back into favour with the Kerry senior panel again.

Na Gaeil were wasteful in attack. They kicked six wides to Glenbeigh/Glencar’s one in the first half which ended with them in front 1-10 to 0-5 at the break.

The Tralee side were misfiring in front of goal and needed some inspiration. It came from centre forward Ian McCarthy who kicked four well taken points, three of them in the second half.

Ian McCarthy takes a shot. Photo by Dermot Crean

But he was the only one of his fellow forwards who had his radar dialled-in this afternoon.

The closest Na Gaeil came was within six points and in truth they never really looked like they were going to pull this one out of the fire. Despite having the better share of possession from the first quarter, that eight point head start they gave to Glenbeigh/Glencar was just too much to reel in.

Colm McGillycuddy and Jack Barry rise highest for the ball. Photo by Dermot Crean

The game ended with the Mid Kerry side emptying their bench and in cruise control with Na Gaeil hoping to engineer a goal opportunity that would never come.

Glenbeigh/Glencar will face the Waterford champions next and considering the recent record of Kerry teams in the All-Ireland Junior Club Championship, they will fancy their chances of going all the way to Croke Park.

Glenbeigh Glencar players and supporters celebrate. Photo by Dermot Crean

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Scorers

Glenbeigh/Glencar: Gavin O’Grady 0-6 (3f and 45), Darren O’Sullivan 0-4, , Kieran Courtney 1-0, Tommy Cahill 0-2 (1f), Colin McGillycuddy 0-1, Caolim Teahan 0-1, Danny O’Sullivan 0-1 and Pa Kilkenny 0-1

Na Gaeil: Darragh Carmody 0-5 (4f), Ian McCarthy 0-4, Jack Barry 0-1, Mike Griffin 0-1 and Dan O’Connor 0-1

Na Gaeil

1. Timmy Culloty

2. Eoghan Sheehy
3. Kieran Dineen
4. Eoin Walsh

5. Eoin O’Neil
6. Andrew Barry
7. David Culloty

8. Jack Barry
9. Dan O’Connor

10. Seamus O’Neill
11. Ian McCarthy
23. Shane Carey

13. Darragh Carmody
14. Mike Griffin (C)
24. Stefan Okunbor

Substitutes

Dylan Brazil for Eoghan Sheehy, 12mins
Colm Lyons for Eoin O’Neil, 18mins (Black Card)
Diarmuid Herlihy for Eoin Walsh, Half Time
Kieran O’Donovan for Shane carey, Half Time
Jamie Lowham Stefan Okunbor, 45mins

Glenbeigh/Glencar

1. Rory O’Connor

2. Sean Roche
3. Jeremiah Hoare
4. Kieran Doyle

5. Jack Brosnan
6. Pa Kilkenny
7. Caolim Teahan

8. Colin McGillycuddy
9. Fergal Griffin

10. Danny O’Sullivan
11. Darren O’Sullivan
30. Tommy Cahill

13. Kieran Courtney
14. Gavin O’Grady
15. Daniel Griffin

Substitutes

Bernard Murphy for Caolim Teahan, 41mins
Padraig Griffin for Fergal Griffin, 49mins
Shane Riordan for Kieran Courtney, 54mins
Vincent Hoare for Daniel Griffin, 58mins
Jason McKenna for Kieran Doyle, 58mins
Kieran Cahalane for Tommy Cahill, 62mins

Referee – Padraig O’Sullivan (Firies)