Updated at 07.30
KERRY PLAYERS PAUL Geaney and Johnny Buckley both hit the net as their clubs Dingle and Dr Crokes set up a Kerry senior club football championship final clash today.
In a double-header at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, Dingle defeated the reigning Kerry and Munster champions Austin Stacks by 3-10 to 0-11 while Dr Crokes beat Rathmore by 1-17 to 2-10 in the curtain-raiser.
The results pit the two clubs together in a repeat of the 2012 Kerry senior county championship final and also means they are exempt from relegation this season.
Paul Geaney hit 2-3 as Dingle saw off Austin Stacks by eight points. At the break, Austin Stacks were ahead narrowly by 0-7 to 1-3 with Geaney having netted late in the first-half.
He grabbed another goal in the second-half as did Kerry U21 Barry O’Sullivan. Kerry senior Mikey Geaney and Kerry minor bagged 0-2 apiece for Dingle. Kingdom senior captain Kieran Donaghy chipped in with a point for Austin Stacks with David Mannix their primary scoring threat.
In the opening match Dr Crokes controlled the game for long stages. They sprinted into a 0-8 to 0-0 lead in the first-half and were in front by 1-13 to 0-4 at the break with Johnny Buckley contributing their goal.
Rathmore fought back in the second-half with goals from Michael Anthony Kelleher and Donal O’Sullivan while Aidan O’Mahony struck 0-2.
But Dr Crokes ran out comfortable victors with Buckley bagging 1-3 and fellow Kerry senior panellists Kieran O’Leary (0-3) and Colm Cooper (0-1) also on the scoresheet.
The first round of the Kerry senior football championship takes place next weekend.
Originally published at 21.30 on 17 April
