PHOTOS/REPORT: St Brendan’s Beat Ballyduff To Advance To Quarter-Finals

Mike O’Halloran reports on St Brendan’s win over Ballyduff yesterday at Austin Stack Park…

St Brendans 3-9

Ballyduff 0-13

St Brendan’s are through to the quarterfinal of the Kerry hurling championship where they will play Ballyheigue GAA.

St Brendan’s defeated Ballyduff GAA – Kerry on a scoreline of 3-09 to 0-13. An over reliance on Padraig Boyle and some resolute defending by the St Brendan’s backs snuffed out any chance Ballyduff had of winning.

St Brendan’s had the first score of the game on thirty seconds a point from Liam Og O’Connor.

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Padraig Boyle had the next three points. Four points followed for St Brendan’s along with a goal from a free by Fionan Egan to leave the score on 23 minutes St Brendan’s 1-05 Ballyduff 0-04.

The halftime score was Ballyduff 0-05 St Brendan’s 1-05.

Ballyduff opened the scoring in the second period with points from Anthony Kavanagh and Luke Rochford, but their revival was cut short by a goal from Liam Og after he caught a ball close in and blasted to the net.

After 48 minutes St Brendan’s led 3-08 to 0-09, Fionan Egan with his second goal from a ground ball.

Ballyduff added four more points before the end to St Brendan’s one. St Brendan’s finished top of their group but unlucky to come out of the hat as 1/4 finalists.

St Brendan’s will take beating going forward as they played without Gary O’Riordan and Nathan O’Driscoll and won with ease by being tight at the back with Eric Leen and Gavin Ragget imperious. Up front Liam Og and Fionan Egan are well supported by the other forwards.

Ballyduff face Causeway in the other 1/4 final and if Padraig Boyle does not recover from the injury sustained today Causeway must fancy their chances.

Causeway qualified for the quarter-final by virtue of Abbeydorney demolishing Parnells in the second half of their game.