CASTLEISLAND DESMONDS

St Marys Of Caherciveen made the long journey up from South Kerry on Saturday evening July 22nd to play Castleisland Desmond’s in Round 9 of the this year’s Kerry Co.League In Castleisland. With the scoreboard at half time reading 3:08 for St.Mary’s to Desmond’s 1:06 this game was definitely a game of two half’s . The first half started well for Desmond’s with Pat Fitzgerald opening the scoring with a lovely point from play and then we saw Thomas Hickey score a penalty after Gearoid Mc Carthy was fouled and McCarthy scored a point himself from play all within the 1st 3 minutes of the game. ( 1:02 to 0:0)

Then St.Marys Paul O’Donoghue scored goal from play in the 4th min and a point in the 5th minute and we then saw St. Marys scored their 2nd goal from no 15 Darren Casey after 7 minutes of play in this fast and furious game of football

Cian O’Connor of Desmond’s added a point from a free and it was now 1:03 to 2:01 in favour of the Mary’s

Sean Cournane with the no 30 on his jersey did the devil and we saw him score a lovely free kick and then he scored a another point followed by a goal and it was now 3:03 to 1:03 ( 19mins1st half) Desmond’s only scored three more points from Stan Divane, Maurice O’Connell and a free from Cian O’Connor. St.Marys another 5 poins From Niall O’Driscoll, Anthony Curnane, and 2 from Dan Daly and the Mary’s Captain Conor O’Shea scored injury time to see the score at HT Desmond’s 1:06 St.Mary’s 3:08. Well if this game was a boxing match would be over at half time.

But while Desmonds are still at the bottom of the division 1 table and looking for their 1st point of the season great credit must be given to them as they scored 12 points in the 2nd half which would normally win them any other match. The 1st 6 points they scored in the 2nd half were all from play and all within 11mins two from Thomas Hickey, and 1 each from Cian O’Connor, Pat Fitzgerald, Gearoid Leonard, and Cathal Hanifin. St.Mary’s added a point in the 8th min from Jack Daly and at this stage in was only a 3 point lead for the visitors . Then St. Mary’s upped their game and we saw them score 2 points from Dan Daly and they then scored the killer goal against the run of play by Darren Casey & it was now 4:11 to 1:13 after Desmond’s it