St Mary’s (Kerry) 2-10
Hollymount-Carramore (Mayo) 0-10
Colm Gannon reports from Croke Park
TWO SECOND-HALF goals was the difference between St Mary’s, Caherciveen and Hollymount-Carramore in Croke Park in the AIB All-Ireland intermediate club football final today.
Kerry legend Maurice Fitzgerald was at the helm as St Mary’s crossed the line in first place to seal All-Ireland intermediate glory five years after the club won the junior title.
Both sides went in locked level at 0-6 each at the break but five minutes into the second half a flowing move that ran the full length of the pitch was finished to the net by Daniel Daly to set St Mary’s on their way to victory.
Points from Bryan Sheehan and Seán Cournane followed over the next three minutes to stretch their lead out to five points.
Captain Sean Cournane celebrates with the cup
St Mary’s Caherciveen players celebrate with the cup
Daniel Daly and Conor Quirke celebrate after the game
Paul O'Donoghue and Daniel Daly reflect on victory in Croke Park last night
Maurice Fitzgerald and Tom Connolly shake hands after the game
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Source: Tommy Grealy/INPHO" title="">The decisive score of the game came in the 40th minute when a speculative lobbed ball in was misjudged by Declan Ferrick in the Mayo side’s full-back line and Anthony Cournane was on hand to flick the ball past Niall Campbell and put the Kerry side eight clear.
Hollymount-Carramore did fight back and closed the gap back to four points with eight minutes to go thanks to scores from Darren Coen (twice), Kevin Costello and Robert Molloy.
Molloy’s chance could have been a goal only for a great block by a St Mary’s defender.
But the champions showed the class over the closing stages staying calm and tacking on points from subs Liam O’Connell and Darren Casey to seal a six point win at the final whistle.
Scorers for St Mary’s, Cahersiveen: Daniel Daly, Anthony Cournane 1-0 each, Bryan Sheehan 0-3 (0-1f), Paul O’Donoghue 0-2, Conor O’Shea, Sean Cournane, Liam O’Connell, Darren Casey 0-1 each.
Scorers for Hollymount-Carramore: Darren Coen 0-3 (0-2f), Ian Costello, Conor Keane 0-2 each, Kevin Costello, Barry Sheridan, Robert Molloy 0-1 each.
St Mary’s
1. Austin Constable
2. Ian Casey
3. Brian Curran
4. Liam Sheehan
5. Daniel O’Sullivan
6. Conor O’Shea
7. Conor Quirke
8. Bryan Sheehan
9. Denis Daly
10. Aidan Walsh
11. Niall O’Driscoll
12. Paul O’Donoghue
13. Seán Cournane
14. Daniel Daly
15. Anthony Cournane
Subs:
19.Darren Casey for 11. Niall O’Driscoll
18. Liam O’Connell for 7. Conor Quirke
24. Declan Keating for 10. Aidan Walsh (BC)
Hollymount-Carramore
1. Niall Campbell
2. Ray Connolly
3. Darren McHugh
4. Declan Ferrrick
5. Pádraig Ferrick
6. Robert Molloy
7. Barry Sheridan
8. Keelan McNamara
9. Stephen Coen
10. Kevin Ferrick
11. Ian Costello
12. Kevin Costello
13. Conor Keane
14. Darren Coen
15. Dermot Costello
Subs:
25. Brian Maloney for 15. Dermot Costello (BC)
21. Conor Heneghan for 10. Kevin Ferrick
27 Damien Kelly for 13. Conor Keane
17. Louis Macken for 2. Ray Connolly
18. Clifford Connolly for 11. Ian Costello
19. Alan Fahy for 8. Keelan McNamara