Molloy’s 2-5 tally helps Feale Rangers scrape past Dr Crokes

Feale Rangers 3-8 Dr. Crokes 2-10

THE best game of the round saw man of the match Keltyn Molloy strike 2-5 for Feale Rangers, with Jack O’Keeffe scoring the other goal as the North Kerry combination edged past Dr Crokes by a single point.

Cian McMahon kicked 1-5 for a young Dr. Crokes side who were missing key players in Harry Byrne and Erin Moloney, but had very impressive performers in McMahon and Alex Hennigan up front, Liam Randles (0-3) in midfield, and Nathaniel Doncel in defence.

Dr Crokes actually led by a point late on, but Feale Rangers drew level before Darragh Conway superbly fielded a kick-out and fed Darragh Mulvihill for the winner.

Both goalkeepers, Kieran Mackessy for Feale Rangers and Shay O’Meara for Dr. Crokes, were excellent throughout. Defenders Jack McElligott and Sionnáin O’Keeffe, midfielder Darragh Conway in midfield, and scorer-in-chief Keltyn Molloy and Ruairi O’Mahony stood out for Feale Rangers.

South Kerry 2-11 Austin Stacks 1-8

THIS was more like it! A cracker of a game went much closer to the wire. South Kerry, with Ruairi Burns catching the eye up front (he would finish with an impressive 0-7 haul), led by 0-5 to 0-4 at half-time.

Kieran Corcoran’s long, accurate kickouts were a real weapon for South Kerry all through. Donagh Shine O’Sullivan extended the lead with a great goal after the break.

Austin Stacks, as is their wont, battled back, Donnacha Sayers pointing and Armin Heinrich’s long free finding the net. They were just inches wide with a late goal chance before Keith Brennan struck at the other end for a clinching goal.