Men's Intermediate Football - Kerry v Christopher's

 By Alana Loftus

Kerry dominated the first half, maintaining possession and racking up a goal and 4 points before Christophers had a chance to score at all. A free in for Kerry was taken by Sean Guiden (10) securing them another point and further increasing their lead.

Gavin Cronin (13) came back with a point for Christophers. Scoring increased slightly in the remainder of the first half. A penalty for Christophers was taken by Arthur Coakley (12) which lifted spirits enough to complete the first half with optimism for a comeback. The score at halftime was Kerry 2-06 to Christophers 1-04.

Kerry showed up in the second half with the same determination as the first, securing two points within minutes. An incredible run by Christophers’ Joe Burke (11) resulted in a point for the team. Arthur Coakley (12) proved to be the top scorer for the team. He and Burke (11) took turns taking shots at the goal.

Coakley (12) scored a penalty in the last few minutes, but unfortunately it wasn’t enough to catch up. Two points from Kerry’s number 8, Tadgh Brown and 9, Cillian Gilligan, put them further ahead. Though they refused to give in until the final whistle, the final point from Christopher’s Coakley (12) was not enough to put them back in the race.

The game finished with a final score of Kerry 2-14 to Christophers 2-09.

 

Kerry:

1.      Padraig Doyle

2.      Alex Clarke

3.      Paudie White

4.      Connor Stark

5.      John Cooper

6.      Noel Kennedy

7.      Kieran O’ Donnell

8.      Tadgh Brown

9.      Cillian Gilligan

10.  Sean Guiden

11.  Cian Warren

12.  Darragh O’Sullivan

13.  Rhian O’Sullivan

 

Christophers:

1.      James Crowley

2.      Jake Kelley

3.      Martin Coppinger

4.      Gerry Bannon

5.      Eoghan O’Shea

6.      Andrew Inman

7.      Cian O’Donoghue

8.      James Cronin

9.      James Casey

10.  Patrick Kenneally

11.  Joe Burke

12.  Arthur Coakley

13.  Gavin Cronin