Rampant Kerry dethrone Armagh and reignite campaign

RTÉ News​

a day ago

Kerry reignited their summer with a spectacular second half display to dethrone All-Ireland champions Armagh and book their spot in the last four.
A blistering 15-minute spell in which Kerry scored 0-14 without reply and laid waste to the Armagh kickout provided the platform for a famous victory, avenging last year's painful semi-final loss.
Trailing by a point at half-time, Rory Grugan having fired the game's only goal, Kerry had slipped five behind early in the second half.
Then came the game's decisive spell between the 40th and 55th minute, a ravenous Kerry devouring Armagh, racking up 14 points altogether, with just a pair of two-pointers included.
Seán O'Shea was to the fore throughout, finishing with a haul of 0-12, eight of which came in the first half when the game was still tit-for-tat.
The half-time arrival of Paudie Clifford provided further impetus, while David Clifford, snuffed out for the most part in the first half, found his range, curling over 0-06, including two two-pointers, as Kerry made their winning burst.
In both the context of the game and nature of the display, it called to mind the 2009 quarter-final demolition of Dublin in Jack O'Connor's second stint in charge.
With their crowd getting ready to file for the exit, Armagh were reduced to trying to force goals through a crowded defence with 10 minutes remaining.
The closing stages were a celebratory affair for the Kerry support, the sideline and the players saluting their fans as they ran down the clock to claim their place in the semi-finals.