The Kerryman (North Kerry)

Minute by minute

- FIRST HALF SECOND HALF – Damian Stack

1- Kieran Duffy sends a long ball into the dangerzone and there to claim it ahead of his man, Mark Griffin, was Conor McManus who struck for a goal within a minute of the start of the game

3- McManus quickly adds a point to the goal he scored

5- Kerry under pressure get a free which is converted expertly by Seán O’Shea to ease tensions

9- O’Shea points his second of the day

11 - Rory Beggan points a free

12 - Stephen O’Brien assists his Kenmare club mate, O’Shea, for a point 13 - Peter Crowley fouls Karl O’Connor and McManus points the resultant free

16 - After a period of sustained Monaghan pressure, which could have yielded a goal, Niall Kearns points

18 - From about forty metres out O’Shea points another free to bring Kerry back to within three – 0-4 to 1-4

20 - McManus assists Darren Hughes for a point / Paul Geaney assists Tom O’Sullivan for a point 22 - McManus converts another free

24 - Vinny Corey fouls Kieran Donaghy and O’Shea converts 26 - Fintan Kelly assists McManus for a point

27 - O’Shea converts a forty five after Kerry have an outside chance for a goal deflected wide

29 - Tom O’Sullivan assists David Clifford for his first of the game

30 - Shane Carey points a brilliant individual point from distance

31 - O’Shea converts another free 33 - Beggan converts another free, this time from the halfway line

35 - McManus points from play 35 (+2) - Beggan converts a third free

35 (+3) - Kevin McCarthy assists David Clifford for a point

Half-time - Kerry 0-10 Monaghan 1-11 Micheál Burns replaces Kevin McCarthy at half-time 39 - Mark Griffin, moved to the half-back line by now, makes a great burst up the pitch and draws a free which is converted by O’Shea

41 - Tom O’Sullivan scores another brilliant point from play

43 - Kieran Hughes replaces Conor McCarthy

44 - Paul Geaney assists David Moran for a point from play

45 - Kieran Duffy assists McManus for a point from play 47 - Monaghan have an outside chance of a goal when a McManus effort drops short, but Brian Kelly scrambles it clear 48 - James O’Donoghue replaces Paul

Geaney

50 - McManus points a free / Brian Ó Beaglaoich replaces the injured Mark Griffin

53 - Beggan converts a free from forty five metres out to fire Monaghan back four clear

54 - Darran O’Sullivan replaces Seán O’Shea

56 - Paul Murphy gets a customary point from play

57 - McManus points a free after Ryan McAnaespie is fouled by Peter Crowley

59 - McManus assists the excellent Karl O’Connell for a point from play. Monaghan now lead by five – 0-14 to 1-16

60 - Clifford points a brilliant point from distance

62 - Owen Duffy replaces Shane Carey

63 - Anthony Maher replaces Jack Barry

64 - Tom O’Sullivan is fouled by Kieran Hughes and Stephen O’Brien converts

66 - McManus draws a foul from Ronan Shanahan and points to give Monaghan a four point lead again 68 - Dessie Mone replaces Fintan Kelly / Beggan misses a scorable (if difficult) free

69 - Kieran Donaghy assists Anthony Maher for a point

70 (+1) - Paul Geaney replaces Tom O’Sullivan

70 (+3) - A long ball into the dangerzone from James O’Donoghue is batted down to Clifford by Donaghy and the boy wonder slams it home past the despairing Rory Beggan

Full-time - Kerry 1-17 Monaghan 1-17

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