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Kieran Donaghy's Austin Stacks and Darran O'Sullivan's Mid Kerry advance

Both sides had comfortable quarter-final wins in Killarney earlier today.

Kieran Donaghy and Darran O'Sullivan Cathal Noonan Cathal Noonan

AUSTIN STACKS AND Mid Kerry sealed a safe passage to the Kerry SFC semi-finals with straightforward victories in Fitzgerald Stadium today.

Stacks enjoyed a comfortable 0-14 to 0-7 win over West Kerry. After a tight opening ten minutes, where Stacks led by a point, they stretched that lead into a 0-9 to 0-2 advantage by half-time with Shane O’Callaghan and Shane Carroll among the scorers for the Tralee side.

The result was never in doubt after the break and although they never added the goals that may have opened the floodgates, Stacks booked their place in the semi-finals pulling up. After defeats to Dr. Crokes in the 2013 and 2010 deciders, Kieran Donaghy’s side moved a step closer to taking home the Bishop Moynihan for the first time since 1994.

Another side who have suffered a final defeat to Dr Crokes in recent years are Mid Kerry, who sealed their progression with a convincing eight point win over Laune Rangers in the curtain-raiser.

Kerry star Darran O’Sullivan was on the mark for Mid-Kerry early on and they were aided by Gavan O’Grady’s penalty inside the opening five minutes. After 14 minutes the divisional side led by 1-7 to 0-2 but 37-year-old Mike Frank Russell helped Laune Rangers back to within four points (1-9 to 0-8) at half-time.

Kieran Donaghy Kieran Donaghy lined out in the SFC final last year, where they lost to Dr Crokes. Donall Farmer / INPHO Donall Farmer / INPHO / INPHO

Mid Kerry held the upper hand for the majority of the second half, until Ryan Keane dispatched a penalty to give them hope. Almost immediately it was wiped out when Gary Sayers responded with a goal of his own and Mid Kerry put the icing on the win with a couple of injury time scores.

They join Shannon Rangers and Dingle in the last four. The semi-final draw will be made tomorrow.

Kerry SFC quarter-finals

Mid Kerry 2-14 Laune Rangers 1-9

Austin Stacks 0-14 West Kerry 0-7

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