MF quarter-final: Kingdom rule 14-man Lilies
August 04, 2014
Kildare's Shea Ryan and Killian Spillane of Kerry
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Kildare 1-8
A 12th minute Jordan Kiely goal sent Kerry on the road to victory over Kildare in the second of today's All-Ireland MFC quarter-finals at Semple Stadium.
Jack O'Connor's charges were fully deserving winners as Tomas O Se sealed the victory when raising their second green flag with six minutes remaining on the clock.
Micheal Burns opening the scoring in the 2nd minute but Kildare had established 0-4 to 0-3 lead - thanks to white flags from Ben McCormack (2), Conor Hartley and Sean Dempsey - before Kiely's goal put Kerry back in the driving seat.
The Lilywhites failed to score in the remainder of the first half and trailed by 0-4 to 1-7 at the halfway stage.
A converted McCormack free brought Kildare's barren spell to an end early in the second-half but there was no let up from the Munster champions who finished with 10-points to spare.
Shea Ryan fisted a goal for Kildare in the 50th minute, following good approach play by Dempsey, but their joy was short-lived as O Se replied at the other end of the field four minutes later.
Brendan Hackett's charges cause wasn't helped by a black card picked up by corner-back Sean Healy late in the first-half and corner-forward Michael Kelly's dismissal in the second-half.
Kerry's reward is a last four clash against Mayo.
Kerry - S Ryan (0-1'45); C Coffey, B O'Beaglaoich, T O'Sullivan; D O'Donoghue, A Barry, B Sugrue; B O'Sullivan (0-1), M O'Connor; M Flaherty, L Carey (0-2), M Burns (0-3); J Kiely (1-0), K Spillane (0-6, 5f), T O Se (1-2). Subs: B Rayle for M Burns (BC), L Kearney for M O'Connor, R Wharton for B Sugrue, S O'Sullivan for L Carey, I Parker for J Kiely, J Foley for D O'Donoghue.
Kildare - T Foley; S Healy, M Hyland, A Scully; J Flynn, P Mescal, S Ryan (1-0); R Feely, C Kavanagh; E Flynn, C Hartley (0-1), S Lawlor; B McCormack (0-3, 1f), S Dempsey (0-2, 1f, 1'45), A McConville. Subs: J Healy for S Healy (BC), P Murray for S Lawlor, M Kelly (0-1) for A McConville, E O'Donoghue (0-1) for B McCormack, M Bursey for R Feely.
Referee - N Cullen. Tweet
