Kerry Petroleum Senior Club Championship Group 1 Game 2
Friday 15th August
Na Gaeil v Austin Stacks
Venue: Killeen
Throw-in 7pm
Match report by Tim Slattery
Na Gaeil blew the group wide open with a deserved win over Austin Stacks.
Paddy Lane with a two pointer on four minutes had Stacks ahead two minutes later Sean Quilter with another had Stacks four up. Jack Barry had Na Gaeils opening point in the eight minute followed by a Sean Quilter free in the eleventh minute. James O’Connor and a Dara Devine free made it a two point game after ninenteen minutes.
Joe O’Connor with a two pointer made it a four point game only for Oisin Maunsell with a goal for Na Gaeil left a point between the sides.
Na Gaeil had three in a row points from Enda O’Connor,Kieran O’Connor and Oisin Maunsell had the home side ahead by two points. Sean Quilter with a two pointer free deep in injury time levelled the match.
Half Time Na Gaeil 1-6 Austin Stacks 0-9
Na Gaeil started the second half brightly and had three unanswered points from Diarmuid O’Connor,Dara Devine free and Enda O’Connor with his second of the match had Na Gaeil three up after five minutes. Armin Heinrich and a Michael Tansley forty five made it a one point game 1-9 to 0-11 after eight minutes. Diarmuid O’Connor with another two pointer and a Jack Sheehan point had the home side ahead by four points with thirteen minutes left.
Sean Quilter and Oisin Maunsell traded points with seven minutes remaining but the four point gap remained. Stacks were awarded a lifeline when a Daniel Kirby shot was deflected into the path of Sean Quilter who goaled from close range leaving a point between the sides.
Na Gaeil finished strongly and were rewarded with Diarmuid O’Connor’s second two pointer of the game to close out the scoring.
Full Time Na Gaeil 1-15 Austin Stacks 1-12
Austin Stacks: Michael Tansley (1/45),Colin Griffin,Jack O’Shea,Dylan Casey,Armin Heinrich (0-1),Niall Fitzmaurice,Ronan Shanahan Capt,Luke Casey,Joe O’Connor (1x2pt),Eoghan Carroll,David Fitzmaurice,Fiachna Mangan,Sean Quilter (1-6,1x 2ptf,1x2pt,1f),Darragh O’Brien,Paddy Lane (1x2pt).
Subs Daniel Kirby for Eoghan Carroll,Paul O’Sullivan for Luke Casey,Greg Horan for Fiachna Mangan,Michael O’Donnell for Darragh O’Brien, Colm Browne for David Fitzmaurice.
Na Gaeil: Conor Bohane,Damien Bourke,Stefan Okunbor,Eoin Doody,Enda O’Connor (0-2),Andrew Barry Capt,Fergal Barry,Jack Barry (0-1),Diarmuid O’Connor (0-5,2x2pt),Jack Doyle,James O’Connor (0-1),Tomas O’hAinifein,Peter Doyle,Dara Devine (0-2f),Kieran O’Connor (0-1).
Subs Oisin Maunsell (1-2) for Damien Bourke,Niall O’Mahony for Eoin Doody, Jack Sheehan (0-1) for Kieran O’Connor,Sean O’Connor for Peter Doyle,Kevin O’Donovan for James O’Connor.
Referee Padraig O’Sullivan Firies
Match images thanks to Adrienne McLoughlin
