Match Report by Tim Slattery
Played in Austin Stack Park on Monday September 2nd,Stacks advanced to the Final for the first time since 1999 when they were beaten by South Kerry by 1-13 to 1-12.
North Kerry were two up after two minutes with points from the boot of Callum Carey and Conor Sweeney.
We had to wait midway through the half for the next score a goal for Stacks from Cormac Bastible and we had two in a row points from Cormac Bastible and a Ryan O’Driscoll free to make it a three point game.
Ryan O’Driscoll and Conor Sweeney exchanged points after twenty five minutes
and just before the interval Daithi Keane Tyrell and Ronan Carroll had points to leave three between the sides.
Half Time Austin Stacks 1-4 North Kerry 0-4
Ryan O’Driscoll had the opening point of the second half and was followed by two points from Conor Sweeney the second from a penalty which he blazed over the bar.
Great play from Ryan O’Driscoll had his second point on eight minutes and midway through the half Tadhg O’Connell pointed to leave two points between the sides.
Ryan O’Driscoll from a free after Ben Murphy was fouled and two minutes later the sides were level after Daithi Keane Tyrell got inside the Stacks defence for a well worked goal.
Ivan Conway and Ruairi O’Connell with points had North Kerry side two ahead 1-9 to 1-7 on twenty minutes.
Stacks struck a purple patch and hit 2-3 without reply,Ryan O’Driscoll from a free and a Ronan Carroll point from play levelled the match after twenty two minutes.
Ryan O’Driscoll as cool as you like with a goal was at the end of a great passing move between Ben and Ronan had the Rockies a goal up with five minutes remaining.
Two minutes later it was game set and match when the two subs Ben Litchfield and Adam Johnston combined for the latter to finish to the net and just before the finish Ryan O’Driscoll converted a free.
Full Time Austin Stacks 3-10 North Kerry 1-9
Austin Stacks Team: Oliver Lata,Eoin Mangan,Fionan Ryan,Aodhan Horgan,Jayden Moriarty,Gavin Casey,Darragh Lyons,Alex Tuohy,Ben Murphy,Rory Lynch,Ronan Carroll (0-2),Harry Murphy,Max Maszorak,Ryan O’Driscoll Capt (1-7,4f),Cormac Bastible (1-1).
Subs Jack Diggin for Rory Lynch,Ben Litchfield for Jayden Moriarty,Adam Johnston (1-0) for Darragh Lyons,Jake Carmody for Harry Murphy.
Referee Tom Corbett Firies
Match images by Adrienne McLoughlin
