Kerry's ace forward Amy O'Sullivan says groundwork for win was laid in midfield
O'Sullivan scored 2-3 in Kerry's Group 2 win over Carlow but she's expecting a much tougher test away to Down in the second game in the Intermediate Championship
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Amy O'Sullivan has been a key player over the last number of years, but this year she has really elevated her game. She was the third highest scorer in Division 2 of the National Camogie League (Patrice Diggin was second) and the top scorer from play with 6-9.
To say that O'Sullivan has maintained that standard coming into the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship is an understatement – she struck for a whopping 2-3 in the first half in Saturday's Group 2 opener to really put the kibosh on Carlow's chances. The catch for her first point was a particular highlight of the game, and a really spectacular piece of skill.
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