It has been an amazing seven days for young Kerry defender Cillian Burke, 'Man of the Match' in yesterday’s Munster MFC final victory against Clare.

Last week the Milltown/Castlemaine man was a substitute in the Kingdom’s semi-final clash against Cork in Tralee, where he was sent on at half-time by manager James Costello to help inspire his team to an extra time victory over the Rebels.

Burke’s performance earned him a starting berth yesterday evening at the LIT Gaelic Grounds, wearing the number seven jersey while lining at out centre-field.

The decider was a mere 28 seconds old when he kicked the opening point for the holders and he’d go on to set-up their first goal in a Man of the Match display, as the Kingdom won out by double scores (2-14 to 1-7) to clinch their eighth provincial title in-a-row.

Tweet

Most Read Stories