REPORT/PHOTOS: Abbeydorney Triumph Over Kilmoyley After Extra Time

Mike O’Halloran was at an entertaining Kerry SHC tie in Austin Stack Park on Sunday between Abbeydorney and champions Kilmoyley…

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Kilmoyley 0-16

Kieran Dineen controls the ball during the Kilmoyley v Abbeydorney match on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Abbeydorney dispatched the champions Kilmoyley to the quarter-finals – where they will play Lixnaw – with a well deserved four point victory after extra time.

This was a fine competitive game played in a good spirits in trying conditions. Paudie O’Connor opened the scoring for Kilmoyley, Michael O’Leary replied with the first of his eight points half a minute later.

It was nip and tuck until Abbeydorney had four points before the end of the first half from Mike Hanafin, James O’Connor, PJ Keane and a raker from Aiden Healy.

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Sean Maunsell had a point in between for Kilmoyley. A huge factor in the game was the retirement of the great Daniel Collins through injury, his loss was immense for Kilmoyley, especially so early in the game.

Abbeydorney 0-7 Kilmoyley 0-4 was the score when play resumed for the second half. Kilmoyley had the first two scores of the second half from Murnane and James Godley.

A scramble for the ball the Kilmoyley v Abbeydorney match on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Following those points James O’Connor struck a ball that must have rolled along the goal line almost wide. Tom Murnane, who was excellent throughout, drew the sides level on eight points all and Kilmoyley went ahead by two through Paudie O’Connor and James Godley.

Ronan Donovan was introduced for Mike Hannafin and he – along with David Egan and Stevie O’Sullivan – was to have a huge bearing on the result.

Contesting a puck out in the Kilmoyley v Abbeydorney match on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean

Donovan, of course, is a first cousin of Daniel Collins so half the Collins family were not too disappointed with the result perhaps.

The game ended in ordinary time twelve points all, after David Egan levelled it with a fine point.

At the beginning of extra time Beano Donovan made a great save from Sean Maunsell.

It's on we're right...a scramble for the ball during the Kilmoyley v Abbeydorney match on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean — It’s on your right…a scramble for the ball during the Kilmoyley v Abbeydorney match on Sunday. Photo by Dermot Crean

The sides were level at fourteen points each when Ronan Donovan struck a massive point to put O’Dorney ahead, followed by an equally impressive one from James O’Connor. Abbeydorney led at halftime in extra time 0-17 to 0-14.

Joe McElligott and Tom Murnane staged a mini revival for Kilmoyley but Abbeydorney were not to be denied a fine victory.

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Abbeydorney

Brian O’Donovan, Stephen O’Connor, Aidan Healy(0-1), Niall O’Connell, Eoin Egan (0-1), Kieran Dineen (0-2), Darragh O’Brien, Brendan O’Leary (C), Daniel O’Leary, Mike Hannafin(0-1), Michael O’Leary(0-8,4f), James O’Connor(0-3), Cathal Dower, Brian O’Leary, PJ Keane (0-2)
Subs: David Egan (0-1) for Dower (38), Ronan O’Donovan (0-1) for Hannafin, Stevie O’Sullivan for D O’Leary, Nigel Roche for E Egan (ET), Daniel Mahoney for Donovan (ET)

Kilmoyley

Aidan McCabe (C), Seanie Murnane, Colman Savage, Sean Nolan, James Godley (0-2), Dougie Fitzell, Flor McCarthy, Tom Murnane (0-6, 3f, 1’65), Tommy Maunsell, Paudie O’Connor (0-2), Sean Maunsell (0-2), Daniel Collins (0-2,1f), Maurice O’Connor (0-1), Adrian Royle, Jordan Brick
Subs: Mícheál Regan for Collins (25), Luke Fitzell for T Maunsell (49), Joseph McElligott(0-1) for J Brick (ET), John Paul O’Mahony for F McCarthy