Kerry edge out Dubs

Sun, 1st March 2015

KERRY 0-15 DUBLIN 1-10

A dominant second half saw Kerry prevail in Sunday's NFL Division 1 clash in Killarney on Sunday.

Dublin led 0-7 to 0-6 at the interval but the Kingdom took control around the middle third in the second half to run out deserving victors.

Dublin were far the more lively in the opening half and with Jack McCaffrey, who slotted two points, and Kevin McManamon to the fore Dublin were on the front foot.

The Dubs should have led by more at the interval but late in the half Eoghan O'Gara shanked wide with Brendan Kealy at his mercy.

However, on the restart Kerry were quickly into their stride with Kieran Donaghy beginning to exert a greater influence while the deadball accuracy of Bryan Sheehan punished any indiscretions as Dublin struggled to retain possession from their own kickouts.

Dublin came with a late flurry as Bernard Brogan's goal cut the deficit to two points but time ran out on the visitors to Fitzgerald Stadium.

Dublin's footballers face Tyrone next Saturday night in Croke Park (7.0) with the hurlers playing Cork in the curtain-raiser (5.0).

SCORERS – Kerry: B Sheehan 0-6 (0-4f, 0-1 ’45'), S O’Brien, BJ Keane, J Buckley 0-2 each, D Moran, M Geaney, P Geaney 0-1 each. Dublin: B Brogan 1-2 (0-1f), J McCaffrey 0-2, T Brady, K McManamon, E O’Gara, C Kilkenny, S Carthy, D Rock (0-1f) 0-1 each.

KERRY: B Kealy; P Kilkenny, M Griffin, F Fitzgerald; J Lyne, J Sherwood, P Murphy; A Maher, D Moran; M Geaney, B Sheehan, J Buckley; S O’Brien, K Donaghy, P Geaney. Subs: K Young for Murphy (BC, 34), BJ Keane for M Geaney (ht), T Walsh for P Geaney (58), S Enright for Kilkenny (61), A Fitzgerald for Sheehan (64), P O’Connor for O’Brien (68), P Crowley for Donaghy (71).

DUBLIN: S Currie; M Fitzsimons, R O’Carroll, D Daly; J McCaffrey, P McMahon, J Cooper; D Bastick, S Carthy; T Brady, D Rock, C Kilkenny; K McManamon, E O’Gara, C Costello. Subs: C O’Sullivan for Bastick (BC, 14), B Brogan for Costello 15 (ht), P Andrews for Rock (45), N Devereux for McMahon (BC, 53), B Fenton for Brady (57), E Lowndes for Cooper (63).

REF: E Kinsella (Laois)