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As It Happened: Kerry v Galway, All-Ireland senior football quarter-final

Who’s going to book an All-Ireland semi-final place?

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CAN GALWAY UPSET Kerry or will the Kingdom be too strong?

It’s the first of this year’s All-Ireland senior football quarter-finals in Croke Park and we’re following the action all the way.

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Result: Kerry 1-20 Galway 2-10

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Here’s the starting Kerry team. One change from the Munster final as the injured Stephen O’Brien makes way with Michael Geaney coming in.

1. Brian Kelly Killarney (Legion)

2. Marc Ó Sé (An Ghaeltacht)

3. Aidan O’Mahony (Rathmore)

4. Shane Enright (Tarbert)

5. Paul Murphy (Rathmore)

6. Killian Young (Renard)

7. Fionn Fitzgerald (Dr Crokes, captain)

8. Anthony Maher (Duagh)

9. Bryan Sheehan (St Mary’s)

10. Michael Geaney (Dingle)

11. Johnny Buckley (Dr Crokes)

12. Donnchadh Walsh (Cromane)

13. Paul Geaney (Dingle)

14. Declan O’Sullivan (Dromid Pearses)

15. James O’Donoghue (Killarney Legion)

And here’s how Galway will shape up.

GALWAY
1. Tomás Healy (Corofin)

2. Donal O’Neill (Cortoon Shamrocks)
3. Finian Hanley (Salthill-Knocknacarra)
4. Joss Moore (Mountbellew-Moylough)

5. Gareth Bradshaw (Moycullen)
6. Gary O’Donnell (Tuam Stars)
7. Paul Varley (Cortoon Shamrocks)

8. Fiontán O’Curraoin (Micheal Breathnach)
9. Thomas Flynn (Athenry)

10. Michael Lundy (Corofin)
11. Shane Walsh (Kilkerrin-Clonberne)
12. James Kavanagh (Miltown)

13. Michael Martin (Miltown)
14. Paul Conroy (St James – Captain)
15. Danny Cummins (Claregalway)

And we’re getting set for battle here, game on.

Kerry 0-1 Galway 0-0
1 mins – First blood to Kerry. A sweeping move upfield culminates in Donnchadh Walsh lobbing over a point with his left foot.

Early wides for Galway from Paul Conroy and Michael Martin.

Slight injury scare for Kerry’s Bryan Sheehan but he’s back on his feet and resumes the game.

Sub: And Sheehan now goes off injured, David Moran comes in after five minutes of play.

Five wides already for Galway, they’re creating attacks but struggling to finish them off as they play in to Hill 16.

Kerry 0-2 Galway 0-0
10 mins – Fine point by Kerry’s David Moran, angling the ball over with his right foot from 45 yards after Paul Geaney gathered before laying off.

Kerry 0-3 Galway 0-0
11 mins – Again Paul Geaney is the provider, this time for his cousin Michael Geaney with the Dingle man finishing off with a point.

Goal for Kerry by James O’Donoghue!

Kerry 1-3 Galway 0-0
13 mins – Sensational finish to the net for Kerry by James O’Donoghue as he thumps home a right-foot shot. Kerry are flying, Galway in trouble early on.

Kerry 1-4 Galway 0-0
15 mins – O’Donoghue on fire again as he clips over a point.

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Kerry 1-5 Galway 0-0
17 mins – Too easy for Kerry at the moment as Declan O’Sullivan grabs another point.

Kerry 1-5 Galway 0-1
19 mins – Michael Lundy finally gets Galway off the mark with a point. They had to work hard to create the space there.

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Kerry 1-6 Galway 0-1
21 mins – Paul Geaney is fouled but dusts himself down and notches the free for Kerry.

Kerry 1-6 Galway 0-2
22 mins – Better from Galway. Tom Flynn and Gareth Bradshaw combine for the latter to point.

Galway’s shooting has been wretched in this opening period. Nine wides amassed so far.

Kerry 1-7 Galway 0-2
28 mins – Paul Geaney fires over another point for Kerry.

Kerry 1-7 Galway 0-3
30 mins – Shane Walsh bangs over a free for Galway. They need a strong finish to the half.

Goal for Galway!

Kerry 1-7 Galway 1-3
31 mins – What a goal by Galway’s Thomas Flynn. Bradshaw released him and the Athenry man galloped upfield from his own ’65, straight through the heart of the Kerry defence and fires home a left-foot shot.

Kerry 1-8 Galway 1-3
37 mins – Johnny Buckley converts a free for Kerry after Moran is fouled.

Half-Time: Kerry 1-8 Galway 1-3

Advantage Kerry at the interval but Flynn’s goal gives Galway some hope. We’ll be back shortly with the second-half action.

We’re back under way here for the second-half.

Subs: Two Galway changes as Sean Armstrong and Damien Comer come in to the attack for O’Brien and Cummins.

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Kerry 1-9 Galway 1-3
37 mins – James O’Donoghue opens the second-half scoring as he pops a lovely point.

Kerry 1-9 Galway 1-4
38 mins – Shane Walsh replies for Galway with a free off his left.

Kerry 1-11 Galway 1-4
39 mins – Wonderful play by the Geaney cousins to set up Donnchadh Walsh to point and then Buckley clips over another.

Kerry 1-11 Galway 1-5
41 mins – David Moran coughs up possession and Galway attack with Bradshaw smashing over a point.

Goal for Galway from Michael Lundy!

Kerry 1-11 Galway 2-6
42 mins – Game on now! Galway hit the net through Lundy as Armstrong feeds him before the Corofin man breaks through unopposed, sidesteps Brian Kelly and rolls the ball to the net. Then Shane Walsh points on the run and Galway’s fans are in full voice now.

Kerry 1-12 Galway 2-6
44 mins – Really important point for Kerry as Paul Geaney sells a solo dummy and points off his left.

Kerry 1-13 Galway 2-6
45 mins – Geaney points again as he barges in through the Galway defence and scores under pressure.

Sub: Peter Crowley is in for Kerry for O’Mahony in defence.

Kerry 1-13 Galway 2-7
48 mins – Damien Comer knocks over a fine point for Galway.

Sub: Keith Kelly (Ballinasloe) on for Galway for Moore.

Great goal chance for Kerry but Geaney’s shot is smothered by Thomas Healy and Declan O’Sullivan sees the rebound blocked by the defence. Still three in it.

Kerry 1-13 Galway 2-8
51 mins – Stunning point off his left from Shane Walsh for Galway as Darran O’Sullivan comes in for Kerry for Declan O’Sullivan.

Kerry tear Galway’s defence apart but with the goal on, James O’Donoghue sends his shot past the post.

Sub: Barry John Keane on for Kerry for Buckley while Eddie Hoare replaces Martin in the Galway attack.

Kerry 1-14 Galway 2-8
56 mins – No mistake this time from O’Donoghue as he lashes over a point.

Kerry 1-15 Galway 2-8
57 mins – Breathing space for Kerry once more as Barry John Keane points.

Sub: Kieran O’Leary in for Kerry for Walsh.

Killian Young and Michael Lundy Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

Michael Geaney and Fiontan O Curraoin

Kerry 1-15 Galway 2-9
62 mins – Back to three between them again as Walsh slots a free for Galway.

Kerry 1-16 Galway 2-9
63 mins – Kerry counter quickly and Keane kicks his second point of the day.

Kerry 1-17 Galway 2-9
63 mins – Brilliant catch from a kick out by Moran and he sets up James O’Donoghue for a terrific Kerry point.

Kerry 1-17 Galway 2-10
64 mins – Paul Conroy lofts over a good point for Galway.

Sub: Mark Griffin on for Marc Ó Sé in the Kerry defence.

Kerry 1-18 Galway 2-10
66 mins – Another sparkling point by O’Donoghue for Kerry.

Sub: Cathal Mulryan in for Galway for Paul Varley.

Kerry 1-19 Galway 2-10
67 mins – Swift passing by Kerry as they attack and Barry John Keane on target again with a point.

Good save by Brian Kelly to deny Damien Comer for Galway.

Then Galway attack again but Thomas Flynn’s goal bound effort is blocked. Kerry nearly there and should hold on again.

Kerry 1-20 Galway 2-10
72 mins – Kieran O’Leary points for Kerry.

Full-Time: Kerry 1-20 Galway 2-10

Seven point win for Kerry, they’re through to the All-Ireland semi-final on August 24th.

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