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Irish Independent
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Kerry beat Cork with strong second-half display to book All-Ireland SFC quarter-final place
Siofra O'Shea and Danielle O'Leary struck for 2-4 and 1-2 respectively as Kerry produced a super second-half to defeat a spirited Cork by seven points at a resplendent but windy Páirc Uí Chaoimh and advance to the quarter-finals of the TG4 All-Ireland Championship.
RTÉ News
a day ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Kerry outgun Cork to march into All-Ireland quarters
Siofra O'Shea and Danielle O'Leary struck for 2-04 and 1-02 respectively as Kerry produced a super second half to defeat a spirited Cork by seven points at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh and advance to the quarter-finals of the TG4 All-Ireland Championship. Kerry outscored Cork by 4-04 to 0--3 in a power-packed second period as the home side couldn't cope with the All-Ireland champions' intensity. Kerry, playing into the breeze, got off to the best possible start when Niamh Ní Chonchúir smashed the ball to the back of the net after two minutes. Danielle O'Leary nearly had a second goal a minute later but shot wide and Cork punished them when Aine O'Sullivan raised a green flag with a fine individual effort. Katie Quirke from a free and a Melissa Duggan shot that came off Mary Ellen Bolger's fingertips pushed Cork two ahead, although Siofra O'Shea replied with a free after a foul on O'Leary. Cork were the dominant team however and Hannah Looney sliced through for a point which was followed by a superb goal from Katie Quirke in the 15th minute to push Cork 2-06 to 1-01 ahead. Rosie Corkery, Abbie O'Mahony, and Laura O'Mahony added points before Kerry got a welcome brace of scores from an O'Shea free and substitute Caoimhe Evans. That left the Kingdom facing a more manageable 2-06 to 1-03 deficit at half-time. Quirke scored within seconds of the second-half throw-in but then Kerry got the goal they craved when after a fine turnover from Evans, O'Leary found O'Shea for a goal. Whereas Kerry were passive in the first half, they were now much more aggressive and O'Shea scored her second goal in the 38th minute after an exchange of passes with O'Leary. O'Shea added a free and O'Leary, now looking dangerous, scored from play, followed by points from O'Shea (free), O'Leary and O'Shea from play once more before Cork replied through Aoife Healy. The visitors lead by 4-07 to 2-09 with 46 minutes played. Another series of passes between O'Leary and O'Shea saw O'Leary finish for Kerry's fifth goal to finish off the Cork challenge. Kerry are now certain of a home quarter-final while Cork must travel to Mayo next weekend to keep their season alive. Scorers - Kerry: S O'Shea 2-04 (3f), D O'Leary 1-02, N Ní Chonchúir 1-00, R Dwyer 1-00, C Evans 0-01 Cork: K Quirke 1-02 (0-02f), A O'Sullivan 1-00, L O'Mahony 0-02, M Duggan 0-01, H Looney 0-01, R Corkery 0-01, A O'Mahony 0-01, A Healy 0-01 Kerry: ME Bolger; E Lynch, E Costello, F O'Donoghue; N Broderick, A O'Connell, C Lynch; M O'Connell, A Galvin; N Carmody, N Ní Chonchúir, N Quinn; D O'Leary, R Dwyer, S O'Shea. Subs: A Dillane for N Broderick, C Evans for N Quinn (both 23), R Rahilly for F O'Donoghue (29), J Lucey for N Carmody (47), K O'Connor for R Dwyer (55) Cork: S Murphy; S Kelly, S Leahy, M Duggan; A Corcoran, S Cronin, R Corkery; M O'Callaghan, A Healy; A O'Mahony, L O'Mahony, K Horgan; A O'Sullivan, H Looney, K Quirke.
