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County Intermediate Football Final, Templenoe V Kenmare
Match report taken from www.kerrygaa.ie
http://www.kerrygaa.ie/news/10013661/Kenmare_Shamrocks_win_Inter_title_after_a_26_year_wait
CASTLEISLAND CO-OP COUNTY IFC FINAL;
Kenmare Shamrocks win Inter title after a 26 year wait
KENMARE SHAMROCKS 2-11 TEMPLENOE 1-6
by MURT MURPHY
Last Sunday they were team-mates as Kenmare District suffered a county senior football loss to Dr Crokes and one week later fate dictated they would face off against each other in this eagerly-anticipated all Kenmare District County Intermediate Club Championship final, played at the Fitzgerald Stadium on Sunday.
However the expected collision of two mighty forces never occurred as Kenmare Shamrocks put injury-ravaged Templenoe to the sword in the opening 30 minutes and the game was as good as over at the interval as Kenmare Shamrocks led 1-8 to 0-1.
Kenmare manager John Morgan O’Sullivan knew during the week that Kenmare were primed for battle “During the week, we knew we were physically in good shape, training had gone well. We were looking for a fast start against Templenoe because if they get ahead of you, they don’t leave you back. We wanted a fast start, we got a fast start and we are delighted with the performance we put on today, we played very well. We worked hard for it but look Templenoe were rocked with a few injuries and we did what we had to do. Our big players stood up when asked. We have never been senior before; all this year our focus was winning the county and nothing else. We expected a battle but it didn’t happen, but its 1990 since we won this last, which is too long”
Mike Crowley (Templenoe manager) was not offering excuses “Look it is never nice to lose but definitely it was in the first half that we lost it. At the moment we are going to put it down to the end of a long journey because they did not have the fight for it in the first half. We got them in at the break, sorted a few things out and we were better in the second half. But in fairness to Kenmare they were away better than us over the hour. We could not get our hands on the ball around the middle and we panicked up front- it was just a bad day”
It was all Kenmare from the outset and they raced 0-6 to 0-0 in front by the end of the opening quarter.
By the time Kenmare scored their fourth point in the ninth minute through Sean O’Shea, Templenoe’s horror afternoon had continued as they had kicked five wides and were being completely over-run by a fast-moving Kenmare outfit with Stephen O’Brien and Sean O’Shea shredding the Templenoe defence and the gap widened between the sides.
Sean O’Shea and Patrick O’Shea added points as Kenmare Shamrocks led 0-6 to 0-0 at the end of the opening quarter.
Kenmare were now rampant and added further points from Paul O’Connor and Sean O’Leary while Templenoe brought their first half wide count to seven and then came the score that surely sounded the death knell for Templenoe in the 27th minute. Stephen O’Brien did the spadework before sending Kevin O’Sullivan through. He was fouled in the act of shooting inside the small square and Paul O’Connor coolly dispatched the spot kick to the Templenoe net.
Then Killian Spillane, with the final action of the opening half saved Templenoe blushes with a converted free as Shamrocks led at the interval 1-8 to 0-1.
Templenoe did to their credit came out all guns blazing in the second half but while a tired looking side did add 1-5, they were all from placed balls, 0-4 from Killian Spillane from frees, a goal from the spot by substitute Brian Crowley and a free from Teddy Doyle.
So Templenoe did not score from play in the hour, something they claim never happened before. Meanwhile Kenmare remained in control with Patrick O’Shea and Sean O’Shea kicking fine individual points from play, while Paul O’Connor put the icing on the Kenmare cake, with a goal from 51st minute penalty after Stephen O’Brien was the victim of a leg block as he pulled the trigger in the square.
After the game, the chairman of the county committee Patrick O’Sullivan presented the Fenan Cup to winning captain Stephen O’Brien and Jimmy Roche of Castleisland Co-op Mart presented the Man of the Match to Kenmare’s corner forward and Kerry Minor Sean O’Shea.
Kenmare will now play Fethard of Tipperary in the Munster Intermediate Championship next weekend at a Tipperary venue.
Scorers:
Kenmare Shamrocks; P O’Connor (2-4, 2-0 pens, 3 frees), Sean O’Shea (0-3), P O’Shea (0-2, 1 free), D O’Shea and S O’Leary (0-1 each).
Templenoe; K Spillane (0-5 frees), B Crowley (1-0 pen), T Doyle (0-1 free)
Teams
KENMARE SHAMROCKS: K Fitzgibbon; Stephen O’Shea, T O’Sullivan, D Crowley; S O’Sullivan, D O’Shea, M Crowley; J M Foley, D Hallissey; P O’Shea, S O’Leary, K O’Sullivan; Sean O’Shea, P O’Connor, S O’Brien.
Subs: A O’Leary for P O’Shea (46); D Cronin for M Crowley (50); S Dalton for D Hallissey (53); D O’Connor for S O’Brien (58); B O’Sullivan for P O’Connor (60); F O’Sullivan for S O’Leary (60)
TEMPLENOE: A Sheehan; M Hallissey, T Morley K O’Neill; J Rice, J Spillane, G Crowley; S Sheehan, A Spillane; J Crowley-Holland, D Cahillane, P Spillane; K Spillane, T Doyle, D O’Neill.
Subs: B Crowley for J Rice (20); S O’Sullivan for D O’Neill (h/t); K McCarthy for J Spillane (40); S Cremin for P Spillane (46); M Reilly for A Spillane (inj 58).
Referee: D Sayers (Austin Stacks).
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County Intermediate Final Team Gear Sponsors
We had a beautiful morning when we met with James Mitchell and Mike O’Neill of the Ring of Kerry Golf Club. The Ring of Kerry Golf Club have kindly sponsored training tops for the Templenoe team for tomorrows County Intermediate Final against Kenmare, and we would like to thank them for their generosity.
We would like to also to thank Whytes Centra of Kenmare and Lee Strand Creameries for also sponsoring gear for the team for the final, as well as out club sponsor, The Brook Lane Hotel for their continued support.
We hope to see all Templenoe supporters tomorrow at the final, and would ask they support our sponsors as much as possible.
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Championship Fixtures October 2016
The following fixtures have been confirmed at this evenings Kerry County Board CCC meeting
County SFC: Kenmare District V Rathmore, Sunday 09 Oct @ 3:30pm in Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney. This is part of a double header, and the other Semi Final featuring Dr Crokes V Dingle will take place at 2pm.
The County SFC final is scheduled for the following Sunday, 16th October.
The County Intermediate final between Templenoe and Kenmare is fixed for Sunday, 23rd October at 3:30pm in Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
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County Intermediate Football Championship, Templenoe V An Ghaeltacht
Templenoe 2-07, An Ghaeltacht 0-11
Templenoe and An Ghaeltacht played out a very close contest in the Kerry County Intermediate Semi Final, on a windy and often rainy Sunday afternoon in Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney. This match was part of a double header, with Kenmare defeating Castleisland Desmonds to reach the County Intermediate in the opening match.
Templenoe had the aid of the breeze in the first half, but took a long time to get going. They did not register their first score until the 15th minute when Teddy Doyle pointed a free. An Ghaeltacht had already notched points from Sean M O’Conchúir (2) and a free by Gearóid Mac an tSaoir. Templenoe had worked scoring opportunities but spurned these by dropping the shots short on numerous occasions, and An Ghaeltacht were very efficient working the ball up the field against the wind.
After settling from their first score, Denis O’Neill turned on a great pass from Teddy Doyle and finished the ball to the net. This helped Templenoe’s confidence and they followed up with two great scores from Patrick Clifford and Killian Spillane. An Ghaeltacht responded with a brace of points of their own from Roibeárd O’Sé and midfielder Éanna Ó’Conchúir.
A very important passage of play occurred on the 26th minute. An Ghaeltacht were moving the ball out of defence, but their pass was intercepted by Adrian Spillane who kicked a great long pass to the unmarked Pat Spillane on the 30 meter line. Pat took the ball on and from a good distance out rocketed a shot which finished to the roof of the net. With scores at a premium, this proved to be a great cushion for Templenoe for the remainder of the match. Both teams swapped points in the last minutes of the half, leaving the half time score, Templenoe 2-04, An Ghaeltacht 0-06.
Templenoe had a lot of work to do in the 2nd half to see out victory while playing into the wind. An Ghaeltacht started very well, utilizing quick ball into their forwards, and registered an early score from Éanna Ó’Conchúir. They also kicked a number of wides in this period, and a nice individual piece of skill by Sean Sheehan bought space for him to kick Templenoe’s first score of the half. This was on the 35th minute and it was to be another 25 minutes before Templenoe scored again. An Ghaeltacht started to slowly chip away at Templenoe’s lead and by the 60th minute had levelled the match on a score of Templenoe 2-05, An Ghealtacht 0-11. An Ghealtacht’s scorers were Sean M O’Conchúir (2), Pádraig Óg Ó’Sé and Gearóid Mac an tSaoir.
Templenoe who had struggled in this forward line in this period, finally got a point when Killian Spillane pointed a free going into injury time. They quickly followed up with a point from by John Spillane. This gave a two point cushion coming up to the final whistle, but in the frantic last minute, An Ghaeltacht managed to work two goal shooting opportunities, but both attempted passed wide to leave Templenoe victorious on a score of Templenoe 2-07, An Ghaeltacht 0-11.
Templenoe Scorers: Denis O’Neill 1-00, Pat Spillane 1-00, Killian Spillane 0-02, Patrick Clifford 0-01, Sean Sheehan 0-01, Teddy Doyle 0-01, Adrian Spillane 0-01, John Spillane 0-01
Templenoe Team: Anthony Sheehan, Mike Hallissey, Tadhg Morley (Captain), Kieran O’Neill, Kieran McCarthy, John Spillane, Gavin Crowley, Sean Sheehan, Adrian Spillane, Patrick Clifford, Danny Cahalane, Pat Spillane, Killian Spillane, Teddy Doyle, Denis O’Neill.
Subs: Brian Crowley, Josh Crowley Holland.
An Ghaeltacht Scorers: Éanna Ó’Conchúir 0-04, Sean M Ó’Conchúir 0-03, Seamus Ó’Muircheartaigh 0-02, Roibeárd Ó’Sé 0-01, Gearóid Mac an tSaoir 0-01,
An Ghaeltacht Team: Tomás Mac an tSaoir, Caoimhín Ó’Beaglaoí, Marc Ó’Sé, Cathal Ó’Lúing, Pádraig Ó’Sé, Brian Ó’Beaglaoí, Micheal Breathnach, Éanna Ó’Conchúir, Ciarán Ó’Coileán, Sean Ó’Bambaire, Gearóid Mac an tSaoir, Roibeárd Ó’Sé, Colm Ó’Muircheartaigh (Captain), Sean M Ó’Conchúir, Tomás Ó’Sé, Pádraig Óg Ó’Sé 0-01
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Division 1 County SFL, Templenoe V Austin Stacks
Templenoe 3-12, Austin Stacks 4-10
Templenoe and Austin Stacks combined to serve up a great hour of football in the final round of the County Senior Football League this afternoon. The match ebbed and flowed with the visiting team coming away with a one point victory, on a damp Sunday afternoon in Templenoe GAA Grounds.
David Mannix opened the match scoring with a point, but this was immediately cancelled out by a Danny Cahalane point with the outside of his right foot from 45 metres. After a series of wides by both teams, Teddy Doyle pointed a free, but the very influential Shane O’Callaghan responded with his first point of the day. Killian Spillane and Teddy Doyle pointed to extend Templenoe’s lead, and a further Teddy Doyle point on the 20th minute saw the scoreline, Templenoe 0-05, Austin Stacks 0-02.
The final ten minutes of the half saw the momentum swing strongly in the favour of the visitors. Darragh O’Brien pointed a 45’, and this was quickly followed by points from David Mannix and Shane O’Callaghan. Gavin Crowley got one score back from Templenoe, but a lapse in concentration by Templenoe in a three minute period resulted in Austin Stacks coming away with 2 goals and a point. The two Austin Stacks goals coming from Shane O’Callaghan and David O’Sullivan. Templenoe rescued the situation when a strong Teddy Doyle run made space for Gavin Crowley to score a goal leaving the half time score, Templenoe 1-06, Austin Stacks 2-06.
Templenoe came out in a very determined fashion in the second half. Shane Cremin and Patrick Clifford were introduced as subs, and by the 36th minute, both teams were level as a result of three Templenoe points from Killian Spillane (2) and John Rice. A David Mannix free returned Stacks to the lead and soon after Templenoe were dealt a blow, when Midfielder Micheal O’Donnell, sold a dummy solo to buy some space on the right sideline, and suddenly found himself with an open path on goal. He finished the ball high to the net, and 2 more points from the visitors saw a gap open between the sides with the score on the 45th minute, Templenoe 1-10, Austin Stacks 3-09.
The game was far from over though, and a quick cameo from Pat Spillane resulted in a goal and a point scored to tighten up the arrears. Both scores came from good overlapping team work from Templenoe to open space for the Templenoe Corner forward. Austin Stacks started to play more defensive football which left plenty of room for their dangerous forwards, and a quick attack up the field resulted in a David Mannix point. Killian Spillane responded again with another free, but another quick attack resulted in two Austin Stacks players moving on goal with only Tadhg Morley back for Templenoe. David Mannix worked the ball well, and held on long enough to put Shane O’Callaghan through for his 2nd goal of the match. This was on the 55th minute and Stacks led on a score of Templenoe 2-11, Austin Stacks 4-10.
Templenoe again didn’t back down and were committing a lot of people to attack. They were rewarded when Adrian Spillane scored Templenoe’s 3rd goal of the match, and the next attack witnessed a ball passed to Killian Spillane, which flicked off the upright and was cleared. There was five minutes played in extra time, with Gavin Crowley pointing to reduce Austin Stacks to the minimum. Templenoe’s last two attacks yielded no scores, and saw their brave effort fall short with the final score of Templenoe 3-12, Austin Stacks 4-10.
After today’s match, Templenoe finished out their 1st ever year in Division 1 in joint 3rd position, which is a great result for the effort through the year.
Templenoe Scorers: Gavin Crowley 1-02, Killian Spillane 0-04, Pat Spillane 1-01, Teddy Doyle 0-03, Adrian Spillane 1-00, John Rice 0-01, Danny Cahalane 0-01
Templenoe Team: Anthony Sheehan, Mike Hallissey, Tadhg Morley, Kieran O’Neill, Kieran McCarthy, John Spillane, Gavin Crowley, Shan Sheehan, Adrian Spillane, John Rice, Teddy Doyle, Danny Cahalane, Denis O’Neill, Killian Spillane, Pat Spillane.
Subs: Shane Cremin, Patrick Clifford, Will Sheehy, Joseph Sheehan
Austin Stacks Scorers: Shane O’Callaghan 2-03, David Mannix 0-05, Micheal O’Donnell 1-00, David O’Sullivan 1-00, Alan Nestor 0-01, Darragh O’Brien 0-01
Austin Stacks Team: Darragh O’Brien, Ronan Shanahan, Conor Jordan, Alan Nestor, Pa McCarthy, Ferghal MacNamara, Jack O’Shea, Micheal O’Donnell, Shane Guthrie, Fiachna Mangan, Shane O’Callaghan, Daniel Bohane, David Mannix, David O’Sullivan, Darragh O’Brien.
Subs: Wayne Guthrie, Mikey Collins
Ref: Gerald Murphy
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Division 1 County SFL, Dr Crokes V Templenoe
Dr Crokes 6-28, Templenoe 2-08
The penultimate round of Templenoe’s County League campaign proved to be a forgettable experience, as they lost heavily to a very slick and well drilled Dr Crokes side. Templenoe were still short numbers due to injury and county commitments, but once the match settled down, found the power and pace of Dr Crokes too much to handle.
Adrian Spillane opened the scoring with a point, and despite taking five minutes to get off the mark, Dr Crokes kicked the next eight points in a row. This was done through dominance around the midfield sector and having the ability to kick some great passes into their inside forwards. Kieran O’Leary scored the first goal for the home side on the seventeenth minute, and this trend continued up to the half time whistle with the score, Dr Crokes 2-15, Templenoe 1-04. Adrian Spillane getting the Templenoe goal on the 30th minute.
There was no change in the flow of the match in the second half with the home side continuing to push hard for scores. They added another four goals from Gavin O’Shea (2), Kieran O’Leary and Johnny Buckley. The pick of Templenoe’s scores was a point by John Spillane on the run and a penalty by Killian Spillane. The final score ended up, Dr Crokes 6-28, Templenoe 2-08
Templenoe Scorers: Killian Spillane 1-05, Adrian Spillane 1-01, Gavin Crowley 0-01, John Spillane 0-01
Templenoe Team: Anthony Sheehan, Joseph Sheehan, Kieran O’Neill, John Rice, Kieran McCarthy, John Spillane, Gavin Crowley, Sean Sheehan, Adrian Spillane, Teddy Doyle, Killian Spillane, Danny Cahalane, Denis O’Neill, Shane Cremin, Pat Spillane.
Subs: Colm Breen, Will Sheehy, John Moriarity, Dan O’Connor.
Dr Crokes Team: Shane Murphy, John Payne, Micheal Moloney, Luke Quinn, David O’Leary, Gavin White, Alan O’Sullivan, Ambrose O’Donovan, PJ Lawlor, Bryan O’Shea, Gavin O’Shea, Brian Looney, Kieran O’Leary, Daithi Casey, Johnny Buckley
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