Match report by Tim Slattery
Stacks qualified for the Semi-Final of the County Championship for the first time since 2019 when they were beaten by East Kerry on a score of 1-14 2-9.
Colm Browne opened the scoring for Stacks with a point and Kenmare were level within a minute when Darran Allman pointed a free.
Paddy Lane had Stacks back in front from a free in the 4th minute and Darragh O’Connor from play had the home side level again in the 14th minute.
Daniel Kirby from play and Jack Tangney from a free tied the match just before the interval.
Half Time Score Kenmare Shamrocks 0-3 Austin Stacks 0-3.
Stacks with a goal from Damien Hogan and a Shane Bastible point were four points up inside three minutes of the second half.
Jimmy Lehane from play and a Darran Allman free made it a two point game.
Paddy Lane with another point from play shortly afterwards Jack O’Sullivan and Conor Horan traded points to make it 1-6 to 0-6 in favour of Stacks.
Darran Allman goaled for Kenmare in the 16th minute to level the match
Stacks were back in front with two points in a row from Paddy Lane and Jordan Kissane only for a Darran Allman free to leave the minimum between the sides.
Paddy lane had Stacks second goal in the 29th minute after good work by Kissane,Townsend and Kirby and with time up Jack Tangney had the final score of the game for Kenmare.
Austin Stacks Team: Michael Tansley,Sean Heaslip,Ruairi O’Connell,James Fisher,Colm Browne (0-1),Luke Casey,Sean Og Brosnan,Cillian Litchfield,Daniel Kirby (0-1),Shane Bastible (0-1),Conor Horan Capt (0-1),Cian Dillane,Paddy Lane (1-3,1f),Damien Hogan (1-0),Donnacha Sayers.
Subs Padraig O’Halloran for James Fisher,Jordan Kissane (0-1) for Cillian Litchfield,Noah Townsend for Donnacha Sayers,Thomas Deregee for Shane Bastible.
Referee Evan Horan Glenflesk
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We will face South Kerry in the Semi Final on Wednesday June 26th with the Venue and time to be confirmed.
