Mike O’Halloran saw Ballyduff’s late show snuff out Causeway’s challenge in the Round 3 Garvey’s Supervalu Kerry SHC clash on Sunday afternoon in Austin Stack Park…

Ballyduff 1-10  

Causeway 0-12

Ballyduff had played with the aid of a stiff wind in the first half but it was Causeway from the stick of Keith Carmody that led after six minutes by two points.

Eoin Ross came up with a point from distance thirty seconds later, Carmody then converted a 65 with Liam Boyle and Gary O’Brien adding a point each.

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Disaster befell Causeway when they lost their experienced keeper – he received a strike of a hurley to his helmet. Padraigh Boyle was issued with a yellow card as the referee deemed it to be accidental.

Billy Lyons and Padraig Boyle exchanged points before Colum Harty levelled matters 5 points all. Aiden Boyle and Thomas Casey had a point each with four minutes to the short whistle.

Padraig Boyle sent Ballyduff in at halftime a point up 0-7 to 0-6.

Causeway opened brightly in the second period they saw a goal chance and two point chances squandered.

Six minutes into the half Michael Boyle was red carded and Ballyduff were down to fourteen. His brother Padraig pointed a free, the next five scores came from Causeway with the best score of the championship coming when Billy Lyons drove through the Ballyduff rear guard. He used every skill in the hurling lexicon before tapping over.

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Causeway leading now by three 0-11 to 0-8, Jack O’Sullivan was fouled on fifty minutes Padraig Boyle planted the free between the posts.

Eight minutes later Padraig Boyle powered over a 65, Billy Lyons replied,  Gary O’Brien was reintroduced following being replaced earlier in the half.

A ball dropped in Gary swung the ball rattled the net, 1-10 to 0-12. Causeway had another chance to level it but Ballyduff held out.

Causeway will curse their lack of confidence in front of goal where, with a little more self-belief, they could have at least tested PJ Gorman.

Their wide count was also a problem especially in the second half where they shot from distance with the wind to their backs.

The talk before the game was that the wet conditions might be a factor, but both teams dealt with the wind and rain, it wasn’t a quality game but the effort was intense.

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Ballyduff have stumbled into a semifinal but they won’t mind how they got there and with the return of Jack Goulding and Daniel Carroll along with more game time for Ally O’Connor and Padraig Grady they will match anybody such is their self belief and never say die attitude. SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE PHOTOS…

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