Sport: Strand Road Side Beaten In Killarney

Kerins O’Rahilly’s 0-9

Legion 3-9

By Dan Walsh (from Kerins O’Rahilly’s club notes)

Declan Quill has a shot on goal saved, but it goes over for a point, at the match on Saturday between Kerins O'Rahilly's and Legion in Killarney. Photo by Dermot Crean — Declan Quill has a shot on goal saved, but it goes over for a point, at the match on Saturday between Kerins O’Rahilly’s and Legion in Killarney. Photo by Dermot Crean

PLAYED in ideal conditions at the Deerpark pitch, Killarney Legion proved too strong for Kerins O’Rahilly’s, who were without a host of players for this club championship tie.

Legion were first on the scoreboard with an early goal but Strand Road replied straight after with a well taken point by Declan Quill at the seventh minute leaving two points between the sides.

Garry Kissane then made great save when he he blocked a piledriver from James O’Donoghue that had goal written all over it.

Points by Declan Quill and Barry John Keane reduced the gap to a point leaving the scores Rahillys 0-3 to Legions 1-1 at the 13th minute.

Both sides traded scores with Strand Road having points from Jack Savage and Barry John Keane to leave Legion ahead by 1-3 to Strand Roads 0-5 at the 25th minute.

Then disaster struck for the Tralee side before half time in a well worked move by the Legion forwards for their second goal to leave them ahead at half time by 2-4 to Kerins O Rahillys 0-5 .

The second half was only three minutes old when Legion struck for their third goal and it was all uphill fro Strand Road after this.

But the team battled on and great play by John C O’Connor in midfield, ably assisted by Rory Molloy and points by Declan Quill , Jack Savage and Barry John Keane had the scores at K.O.Rahillys 0-9 to Legions 3-8 with five minutes to go.

Strand Road would have had a goal when Ronan Quill billowed the net from close range but the referee didn’t allow adavantage.

Garry Kissane made two excellent saves again in the second half and though the team gave it everything on the night, Legion ran out deserved winners.

The Tralee team missed David Moran who was injured and also Shane Brosnan and Kevin Walshe who were also out with injury.