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The Irish Sun
6 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
Red Hand redemption as Tyrone defeat Laois to win Intermediate All-Ireland after last year's heartbreak
Laois boss Stephen Duff was disappointed with his sides 'bad day at the office' yesterday UP TO SENIOR Red Hand redemption as Tyrone defeat Laois to win Intermediate All-Ireland after last year's heartbreak DARREN McCann never doubted that his Tyrone side had the measure of Laois as they captured the All-Ireland IFC title for the second time. Goals from Aoife Horisk and Katie Rose Muldoon proved pivotal as the Red Hands, who lost last year's decider to Leitrim, made amends at Croke Park. 2 Tyrone captain Aoibhinn McHugh lifted the Mary Quinn Memorial cup 2 Horisk was the stand-out performer with crucial scores for the Red Hands Tyrone chief McCann said: 'On the sideline, we felt totally in control. We were creating chances, but we just weren't taking them. 'When we play relaxed football, we're a hard team to stop. We played relaxed football, especially in the second half. 'The group has serious heart and determination and that was a collective performance. The key thing was getting on top and staying on top.' Stephen Duff conceded Laois were always chasing the game. The O'Moore chief said: 'Whether the occasion got to us or it was just a bad day at the office, it wasn't a great performance. "We kept in the game in the third quarter. We probably needed another goal and they managed to pull away. We're savagely proud of everyone and we'll just take it on the chin.' Laois' Shifra Havill raised the game's first green flag on 23 minutes but Horisk hit the onion bag four minutes later to give Tyrone a 1-7 to 1-5 interval lead. Muldoon provided the decisive moment in the second half when the Kildress star beat Laois keeper Eimear Barry from close range. Sorcha Gormley and Cara McCrossan got the opening points for Tyrone before Laois struck through Jane Moore and Emma Lawlor. Lawlor edged Laois in front after corner-back Faye McEvoy produced a goal-line clearance at the opposite end. A Niamh O'Neill free restored parity. Tipperary star uses Liam MacCarthy Cup as wedding gift for lucky couple - sparking Tipp, Tipp chants Emily Lacey and Horisk (free) traded points but Sláine McCarroll and Gormley gave the Ulster side a two-point advantage. O'Neill placed a shot too close to keeper Barry in the 22nd minute and Lawlor did well to release Havill, who finished to the roof of Amelia Coyle's net. Tyrone's Gormley was denied from the spot following a foul on Horisk in the 26th minute but the Errigan Ciarán star made no mistake a minute later, drilling home. Laois wasted little time on the restart with Mo Nerney and Fiona Dooley restoring parity. But O'Neill (free) and Horisk again responded. Nerney added two more by the 43rd minute to get to within one. However, their momentum stalled ten minutes from time as Ciara Crowley was yellow-carded and O'Neill's free doubled Tyrone's advantage. Muldoon then goaled after Emer McCanny had been denied to nail down Tyrone's triumph. TYRONE: A Coyle; J Lyons, G McKenna, E Quinn; C Campbell, M Mallon, C Canavan; A McHugh 0-1, S McCarroll 0-1; E McNamee, S Gormley 0-3, A Horisk 1-3, 1f; N O'Neill 0-7, 3f, C McCrossan 0-1, M Corrigan. Subs: E McCanny for McCrossan 36 mins, K Muldoon 1-0 for McNamee 45, A McGahan for Campbell 53, C McCaffrey for O'Neill 58, J Barrett for Horisk 59. LAOIS: E Barry; S Farrelly, C Dunne, F McEvoy; A Gorman, A Moore, A Moran; F Dooley 0-1, J Moore 0-1; S Havill 1-0, E Galvin, C Crowley; E Lacey 0-1, E Lawlor 0-5, 3f, M Nerney 0-5, 3f. Subs: L Kearney for Gorman 39 mins, M Cotter for McEvoy 45, K Donoghue for Lacey 47, A Fitzpatrick for Havill 56. REFEREE: S Curley (Galway).
Yahoo
6 days ago
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- Yahoo
'This group has serious heart' - All-Ireland joy for Tyrone
Tyrone boss Darren McCann praised his side's "heart and determination" in Sunday's All-Ireland Ladies Intermediate final victory over Laois. The Red Hands captured their first title since 2018 with a 2-16 to 1-13 victory at Croke Park Aoife Horisk and substitute Katie Rose Muldoon scored goals in either half to help the Red Hands avenge last year's agonising one-point decider defeat by Leitrim, much to McCann's delight. "On the sideline, we felt totally in control," he said. "We were creating chances but we just weren't taking them, which was frustrating for us. "When we play relaxed football, we are a hard team to stop and we played relaxed football, especially in the second half. "The whole group have serious heart and determination as a collective and that was a collective performance. I was really happy with their performance today and the key thing was getting on top and staying on top." But while Tyrone toasted an immensely satisfying triumph, Antrim were left disappointed after being edged out by Louth in the Junior decider. The Saffrons started strongly, scoring an early goal, but Louth fought back to eventually win 0-13 to 1-8 and deny the Ulster county their fourth title at the grade - and first since 2022. For joint manager Chris Scullion, it was a case of Antrim not taking their chances in the second half. "It just didn't fall our way today. It seemed to be mistake after mistake sometimes and we were constantly trying to regroup the girls to go again, go again," said Scullion, who leads the team alongside Michael Devlin. "It maybe took a toll on them, but I'm not taking anything away from Louth. Louth were brilliant today. They set up defensively, kept their same structure and they were able to break out and it caused us problems. "They were able to work the ball around and get their scores. Fair play to them."
BBC News
6 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
'This group has serious heart' - All-Ireland joy for Tyrone
Tyrone boss Darren McCann praised his side's "heart and determination" in Sunday's All-Ireland Ladies Intermediate final victory over Laois. The Red Hands captured their first title since 2018 with a 2-16 to 1-13 victory at Croke Park Aoife Horisk and substitute Katie Rose Muldoon scored goals in either half to help the Red Hands avenge last year's agonising one-point decider defeat by Leitrim, much to McCann's delight."On the sideline, we felt totally in control," he said. "We were creating chances but we just weren't taking them, which was frustrating for us."When we play relaxed football, we are a hard team to stop and we played relaxed football, especially in the second half."The whole group have serious heart and determination as a collective and that was a collective performance. I was really happy with their performance today and the key thing was getting on top and staying on top." But while Tyrone toasted an immensely satisfying triumph, Antrim were left disappointed after being edged out by Louth in the Junior Saffrons started strongly, scoring an early goal, but Louth fought back to eventually win 0-13 to 1-8 and deny the Ulster county their fourth title at the grade - and first since joint manager Chris Scullion, it was a case of Antrim not taking their chances in the second half. "It just didn't fall our way today. It seemed to be mistake after mistake sometimes and we were constantly trying to regroup the girls to go again, go again," said Scullion, who leads the team alongside Michael Devlin."It maybe took a toll on them, but I'm not taking anything away from Louth. Louth were brilliant today. They set up defensively, kept their same structure and they were able to break out and it caused us problems. "They were able to work the ball around and get their scores. Fair play to them."
The Irish Sun
12-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
David Clifford's latest masterpiece paints Kerry's path to All-Ireland final as Tyrone caught red-handed
RED-HOT David Clifford melted sorry Tyrone to fire Kerry into the All-Ireland final. The Kingdom Advertisement 3 Embracing Joe O'Connor who actually eclipsed him for RTE's Man of the Match award 3 His 1-9 haul propelled Kerry to a 1-20 to 0-17 victory 3 He deceived Niall Morgan with a beautiful dummy for the goal Clifford sizzled in the baking heat with 1-9, his brother Paudie continued to orchestrate their attack as Joe O'Connor lorded the middle and Seanie O'Shea worked tirelessly for the cause. And Tyrone simply had no answers for a relentless performance as Clifford ran Padraig Hampsey ragged to fire Jack O'Connor's men into the showpiece on July 27 Kerry's midfield has often been questioned, but O'Connor silenced the doubters in style. The Austin Stacks man won his epic battle with Conn Kilpatrick, and was the driving force behind their performance as they ruthlessly picked Tyrone apart with 0-9 without reply in the second half. Advertisement Read More On GAA O'Connor scored 0-2, and covered every blade at Croker until the hooter. Even with seconds to go with his team eight points up, he flung himself in front of Mattie Donnelly's shot to sum up his shift. Darragh Canavan showed his class for the Red Hands with 0-7, but Malachy O'Rourke's men totally ran out of gas as Kerry stayed in top flight. Brighter days lie ahead for Tyrone on the back of The Ulster giants were putting out fires all over the place, and went 21 minutes without a score in the second half as they fired nine wides. Advertisement Most read in GAA Football Damage limitation against David Clifford is much easier said than done and 1-5 of Kerry's 1-9 first half haul came from him alone. His 29th minute goal was a work of art, and he lapped up every second of it in front of the Hogan Stand. Watch RTE pundits' contrasting reaction to full-time whistle of Tipperary's epic win over Kilkenny As Mike Breen carried the ball towards the Tyrone defence, Clifford shrugged Hampsey away and darted towards goal to smash into the bottom corner. His dummy solo saw Ben McDonnell and Hampsey clatter into each other, and all they could do was look on in horror as the Fossa man produced the inevitable. Advertisement Things almost got even worse for Tyrone a minute later when Kerry carved them open again, but somehow Niall Morgan denied Sean O'Brien with an incredible save. The Red Hands started so well. They played all the football in the first quarter to go 0-5 to 0-2 ahead as the Kingdom took time to find their groove as Ciaran Daly caused O'Connor's men huge problems on the left flank and scored 0-2. All-Ireland under-20 winner Eoin McElholm was named to start and rewarded that trust by creating Daly's first one and firing a super score himself when he rounded Dylan Casey and Kilpatrick asked serious questions in the middle third until O'Connor came into his own. Kerry's early shooting let them down as Gavin White and David Clifford both fired wide and Seanie O'Shea hit the post and saw another drop short. Advertisement GOAL-DEN TOUCH But on 18 minutes, David Clifford decided to torture Hampsey and never looked back. He danced around the Coalisland man for his first from play when he could have gone for goal, and he was only getting started. Mattie Donnelly was a dangerous outlet in the Tyrone half-forward line and laid one on for Seanie O'Donnell to score, but Kerry quickly broke it to their talisman once more. He let fly from the edge of the arc for a wonderful two-pointer to make it 0-6 apiece. It was their only orange flag of the game, but it didn't matter. Darragh Canavan's swift double put Tyrone ahead again, the first of which could have hit the net if he drove it low. Advertisement But a minute later the man with the same initials did hit the net in a moment of different class, and Kerry never looked back from here. O'Brien should have twisted the knife a minute later just metres from goal only for Morgan's heroics. Clifford added another and Tyrone were at sixes and sevens, but only trailed 1-9 to 0-9 at the break against the breeze. COMEBACK BID Canavan led the charge after the restart to give them hope, and hit 0-4 in a flash with a cracking two-pointer and two dazzlers from play to get them back within a point. Advertisement But Kerry killed the game inside the next 20 minutes to power into the final. Paudie Clifford had already announced his arrival after a quiet first half and should have scored their second goal when he blazed over. David added another, and O'Connor got his second from another goal chance with Morgan closing in. Gavin White won the resulting kick-out and played Dylan Geaney in on goal, but he made the angle too tight for himself and pulled his low drive wide. Advertisement Tyrone were sinking quickly as Kerry's score kept on coming as Killian Spillane, both Cliffords and Seanie O'Shea all split the posts. PETERED OUT Tyrone totally lost their way at the other end as Peter Teague, Mark Bradley, Peter Harte, McGeary, Michael McKernan and Ruairí Canavan all missed. David Clifford pointed a free when Tyrone failed to keep four players in their own half to sum up their day, before Seanie O'Donnell ended their 21-minute wait for a point. Ruairí Canavan's two-pointer was worthy of the applause, but most of the Tyrone support had left for home. Advertisement 2021 All-Ireland winners Donnelly, McGeary, Harte and Hampsey stayed out on the pitch for an age after the hooter sounded on their campaign. But Kerry danced in the sun, and are 70 minutes away from a 39th title. They were written off before they walloped Armagh and responded - and delivered again against Tyrone. Their last All-Ireland final was KERRY: S Ryan; P Murphy, J Foley, D Casey; B Ó Beaglaioch, M Breen, G White; S O'Brien, J O'Connor 0-2; M O'Shea, S O'Shea 0-3, 2f, G O'Sullivan 0-1; D Clifford 1-9, 3f, 1tp, P Clifford 0-2, D Geaney 0-1. Advertisement Subs: K Spillane 0-2 for D Geaney 48mins; E Looney for Casey 59, T Morley for Breen 62, M Burns for O'Brien 62, T Brosnan for P Clifford 65 TYRONE: N Morgan; C Quinn, P Hampsey, N Devlin; P Teague, R Brennan, K McGeary 0-1; B Kennedy, C Kilpatrick; S O'Donnell 0-2, E McElholm 0-1, C Daly 0-2; D McCurry, M Donnelly 0-2, D Canavan 0-7, 2f, 1tp. Subs: M McKernan for McDonnell 48mins; M Bradley for McCurry 48, P Harte for Daly 52, R Canavan 0-2 tpf for McElholm 56, M O'Neill for O'Donnell 67 REFEREE: J McQuillan (Cavan) Advertisement
Irish Daily Mirror
12-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Kerry vs Tyrone LIVE score updates from All-Ireland SFC semi-final clash
There are just three games left in the 2025 All-Ireland SFC and, after this evening, there will be just three teams left standing in the race for the Sam Maguire. Kerry and Tyrone look to take another step closer to climbing the steps of the Hogan Stand on the final Sunday in July when they lock horns in today's semi-final. Kerry have won four out of their last five Championship clashes against the Red Hands. Yet, there's a perception that Tyrone are something of a 'bogey' team for the Kingdom. All four of Tyrone's All-Ireland titles involved victories over Kerry with semi-final wins in 2003 and 2021 and in the memorable finals of 2005 and 2008. Tyrone are also a rising force having won three All-Ireland U20 titles in the last four years while, just last weekend, their minors beat Kerry in the All-Ireland final. Kerry are Kerry, however. They are team to beat at present and delivered one of the most remarkable spells of football ever witnessed in Croke Park when they defeated the 2024 champions Armagh in the quarter-final. In David Clifford, they have one of the finest players of this generation. Perhaps, one of the best ever. Their win over the Orchard County proved they are no one-man band and they'll take some stopping this evening. Malachy O'Rourke's men will need to summon something special to reach a first decider since 2021, but the great Tyrone teams of the past rose to the occasion when the need was greatest. We'll have all the build up and team news ahead of throw-in at Croke Park at 5pm. All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final: Tyrone 0-23 Dublin 0-16 Tyrone are back in the last four of the All-Ireland Championship for the first time since 2021 following a gutsy seven-point victory over Dublin in Croke Park. The game proved to be Dessie Farrell's last game in charge as he stepped down after six seasons in charge of the Dubs in a reign that yielded All-Ireland titles in 2020 and 2023. Although the seven-point winning margin flattered Tyrone, the Dubs never led in the second half and missed several goal chances during a cagey, error-strewn contest. The pace and impact from the Tyrone bench proved vital in the closing stages with Eoin McElholm, Ben McDonnell and Ruairi Canavan (two) helping the Red Hands over the line before Niall Morgan's two-point free gave his side a slightly flattering seven-point victory. The big news before throw-in was that Con O'Callaghan was deemed not fit enough to start with Brian O'Leary also replacing Lorcan O'Dell. Peter Harte was drafted in for Mark Bradley for the Red Hands and he was among a plethora of two-point scorers for his side as they made a strong start at Croke Park. Darren McCurry took a quick free to Kieran McGeary and the former Footballer of the Year raised the first of four orange flags for Tyrone in the opening half. His half-back colleague Peter Teague added another soon after before Harte's two-pointer put Tyrone 0-6 to 0-3 ahead after 10 minutes with Stephen Cluxton (45) and Cormac Costello (two) registering Dublin's opening points. Costello might have plundered an early goal, but he dragged his shot across the face of the Tyrone goal. Dublin gained oxygen from a series of unforced errors from Tyrone with three of their first five points coming from turnovers. O'Leary hit back-to-back points to draw Dublin level before Darragh Canavan opened his account, albeit he was well-marshalled by Eoin Murchan. Costello levelled the game before Niall Scully's point gave the Dubs the lead for the first time after 21 minutes. Tyrone replied with their fourth two-pointer as Harte was afforded the time and space to kick another stunning score from outside the arc. Dublin hit back with a free from Costello and Tyrone had appeals for a penalty waved away by David Coldrick when Seanie O'Donnell went to ground after a challenge from Scully. They did claim a free with McCurry edging them ahead, but Killian McGinnis tied the game at 0-10 all on the cusp of half-time. Dublin had first crack at trying to engineer a point after the hooter, but they turned over possession and Darren McCurry nudged Tyrone into a one-point lead. The Edendork man missed a free on the restart with Darragh Canavan also missing the target as Dublin drew level via Paddy Small, but only after Costello dragged another shot across Morgan's goal. The miss was punished ruthlessly by Tyrone as they hit three unanswered points with Canavan's delightful cross-field pass finding Ciaran Daly, who set up raiding corner-back Niall Devlin for the score of the game. A sixth point from Costello reduced the gap to two before Farrell decided it was time to bring O'Callaghan into the fray with 20 minutes remaining. He was soon on the scoresheet after turning past Donnelly with a wonderful dummy solo - a rare error from the otherwise dependable Tyrone veteran. With the game very much in the melting pot, Tyrone's want seemed to be greater as they summoned the spirit of their famous 2003 semi-final win over Kerry and hounded Dublin at every opportunity. Kieran McGeary led the pack in that regard and was rightly awarded the Man-of-the-Match afterwards. Yet, the game might well have tipped in Dublin's favour were it not for a crucial intervention from Morgan. After Paddy Small's second point left Tyrone's lead at 0-16 to 0-15 with 11 minutes remaining, substitute Luke Breathnach cut through on goal and looked to find the in-form Costello at the back post for a certain goal. Alas, Morgan came off his line and got a touch on the ball to divert the danger. This always seemed like a game that would be decided by inches, although Tyrone swiftly put the game beyond doubt with a superb late rally of scores. Ben McDonnell might have shot for goal when he fisted over, but it was the wise option while fellow Errigal Ciaran man Ruairi Canavan hit 0-2 from the bench with McElholm showing great dash to kick a classy point. The Dublin fans on Hill 16 had already started to leave when Morgan kicked Tyrone's fifth two-pointer in the final act of the game. By the time they return next season, there will be a new man on the sideline as the search for the next Dublin senior football manager begins. For Tyrone, they can dare to dream. DUBLIN: S Cluxton 0-1; E Murchan, D Byrne, S MacMahon; B Howard, J Small, L Gannon; P Ó Cofaigh Byrne, K McGinnis 0-1; S Bugler, C Kilkenny 0-1, N Scully 0-1; P Small 0-2, C Costello 0-6 (0-2fs), B O'Leary 0-2. Subs: C Murphy for McGinnis (44), C O'Callaghan 0-1 for O'Leary (50), L Breathnach 0-1 for Scully (56), T Lahiff for Ó Cofaigh Byrne (58), R McGarry for Bugler (65) T Clancy for Murchan (68). TYRONE: N Morgan 0-3 (1tpf, 0-1 45); C Quinn, P Hampsey, N Devlin 0-1; P Teague 0-2 (1tp), R Brennan, K McGeary 0-2 (1tp); B Kennedy, C Kilpatrick; S O'Donnell, M Donnelly, C Daly 0-2; D McCurry 0-2 (0-1f), P Harte 0-4 (2tps), D Canavan 0-3. Subs: B McDonnell 0-1 for Brennan (44), E McElholm 0-1 for McCurry (51), A Clarke for Quinn (56), C Meyler for Teague (58), R Canavan 0-2 for P Harte (63). REFEREE: D Coldrick (Meath). All-Ireland SFC quarter-final: Kerry 0-32 Armagh 1-21 Kerry ended Armagh's stint as All-Ireland champions in stunning fashion as they turned in a superb second half display in front of 70,530 spectators in Croke Park. The defending champions just about deserved their slender half-time lead with Rory Grugan scoring what proved to be the only goal in the game as the Orchard county led 1-11 to 0-13 at the break. However, they were unable to contain the in-form Sean O'Shea, who scored 0-12 with 0-8 of that haul coming in the first half alone. Both sides missed chances to find the net before Grugan's major with Ethan Rafferty making a fine save to deny Conor Geaney after Darragh McMullan fired narrowly wide in the opening minute. Kerry led 0-7 to 0-3 after the first quarter with David Clifford and O'Shea on target before Jarly Óg Burns landed a stunning two-pointer to get Armagh motoring again after a poor opening quarter from the champions. Grugan's goal, after being set up by Tiernan Kelly, gave Armagh the lead the for first time, but O'Shea second two-pointer had Kerry back ahead. A brilliant two-pointer from 55 metres from Rafferty tied the game before the break and Joe McElroy effort after the hooter put Armagh in front by one at half-time. Armagh looked to be well on their way to victory in the early stages of the second half when they eased into a five-point lead. The impressive Conaty moved to four points for the day while Rian O'Neill followed up a two-pointer with another from play, although a Joe O'Connor effort fizzed over the Armagh crossbar. The Kerry midfielder's second point moved his side to 0-15 to Armagh's 1-16 and there was little indiction of what was to follow as Jack O'Connor's men found another gear to surge clear of their rivals. Armagh appeared punch-drunk as Kerry reeled off a series of excellent scores, one as good as the next. The two-pointers came from the trusty boot of O'Shea and David Clifford while Paudie Clifford marked his introduction with two from play. Michéal Burns also clipped over two while Gavin White and Brian Ó Beaglaoich added their second points. In a devastating 17-minute spell, Kerry hit 0-14 without reply to end Armagh's hopes of winning back-to-back All-Ireland titles. Conaty delivered a much-needed two-pointer from 50 metres out in the closing 10 minutes, but Kieran McGeeney's men were fighting a losing battle and Kerry managed to repel a late flurry of goal chances with Shane Ryan making a good double save from Conor Turbitt and Cian McConville, tipping the former's shot over the crossbar. Rian O'Neill's point after the hooter brought Armagh's margin of defeat to eight, but they simply had no answer to an almighty surge from Kerry. Their Ulster neighbours Tyrone now have the daunting task of trying to halt a Kingdom side who've rediscovered their swagger. Kerry scorers: S O'Shea 0-12 (3tps, 0-3fs), D Clifford 0-7 (2tps), J O'Connor 0-4 (1tp), G White 0-2, B Ó Beaglaoich 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-2, M Burns 0-2, P Clifford 0-1. Armagh scorers: O Conaty 0-6 (1tp), R O'Neill 0-6 (1tpf, 0-1 45), R Grugan 1-0, J Óg Burns 0-2 (1tp), E Rafferty 0-2 (1tpf), J McElroy 0-2, D McMullan 0-1, T Kelly 0-1, C McConville 0-1. Allianz Football League Division One: Tyrone 2-13 Kerry 3-13 A brilliant 3-3 salvo from David Clifford gave Kerry a crucial win over relegation-threatened Tyrone after a pulsating game in Pomeroy. It was an eventful afternoon for the former Footballer of the Year who was also black carded along with Joe O'Connor in the second half while Tyrone looked to be on course for their second win following a brace of goals. The returning Darragh Canavan struck first before being fouled for a penalty with O'Connor dismissed for 10 minutes. Mark Bradley's effort was well-saved by Shane Ryan, but the Killyclogher attacker scored from the rebound. However, Kerry hit 1-5 without reply in the final quarter to claim a second win on the road against Ulster opposition. Speculation was rife before throw-in that some of the Errigal Ciaran players might be added to the squad and O'Rourke decided to add Peter Harte and Darragh and Ruairi Canavan to his arsenal. The game was 22 minutes old when O'Rourke called on the elder Canavan sibling. His 1-4 haul might have been enough on another day against another team. Kerry had four points on the board before a rally of two-pointers from the hosts including two from Michael McKernan while Eoin McElholm was black carded after seven minutes. Bar an early point from play, Clifford was reasonably well marshalled by Tyrone full-back Peter Teague. That is until the closing moments of the first half when Clifford cut through the heart of the Tyrone defence and blasted a fierce shot beyond the reach of Niall Morgan. You can only keep a player of Clifford's class quiet for so long. It was a blow to the hosts, playing their first League game in Plunkett Park since 2003's win over Galway. The second 35 minutes was a half of two halves with Tyrone moving seven clear before Kerry's late fightback. Clifford's goal tally might have been greater were it not for a brace of missed chances early in the second half with one shot crashing off the crossbar while another was cleared off the line. Canavan's major and a Darren McCurry free had Tyrone 1-13 to 1-6 ahead before Clifford's second goal, which was tucked neatly into the bottom corner. The Fossa clubman was shown a black card for an off-the-ball foul on Teague while O'Connor's clinical foul to deny Canavan a clear goal-scoring opportunity resulted in a black card for the Kerry midfielder and a penalty. Shane Ryan was at full stretch to deny Mark Bradley, but couldn't prevent the Tyrone forward following in from the rebound. Remarkably, Tyrone failed to score for the final 18 minutes as Kerry finished on top with Clifford completing his hat-trick moments after returning to the pitch. TYRONE: N Morgan; A Clarke, P Teague, N Devlin; M McKernan 0-4 (2tp), R Brennan, F Burns; B Kennedy, C Kilpatrick 0-2 (1tp), M O'Neill, M Donnelly, C Daly; D McCurry 0-2 (0-2fs), M Bradley 1-1, E McElholm. Subs: D Canavan 1-4 (0-2fs, 1tpf) for O'Neill (22), R Canavan for McCurry (47), S O'Donnell for Burns (56), P Harte for Donnelly (63), K McGeary for McElholm (67). KERRY: S Ryan; D Bourke, J Foley, D Casey 0-1; G O'Sullivan 0-1, M Breen, B Ó Beaglaoich 0-1; D O'Connor 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1; D Lyne, P Clifford 0-1, R Murphy; D Clifford 3-3 (0-2fs), P Geaney 0-3 (0-3fs), D Geaney 0-1. Subs: C Geaney for D Geaney (46), BD O'Sullivan for Murphy (56), M Burns for P Geaney (64), C Ó Beaglaoich for B Ó Beaglaoich (68). REFEREE: P Neilan (Roscommon).
