ALL-IRELAND LADIES SFC QUARTER-FINALS/Kerry 3-11 Mayo 0-10:BEATEN MUNSTER finalists Kerry produced a strong second half performance against Connacht champions Mayo at St Brendan's Park in Birr on Saturday to book a place in the semi-finals of the TG4 All-Ireland women's senior football championship for the second successive year.
Just a point separated the two teams when they met in last year’s qualifiers but Kerry emerged victorious with 10 points to spare on this occasion.
Mayo had a seven-point haul from Cora Staunton but the Westerners, who trailed by 0-6 to 1-6 at half-time, managed just a single point from play in the second half, scored by substitute Amy Bell.Kerry, impressive winners against last year’s All-Ireland intermediate champions Donegal last weekend, were in good form again with Deirdre Corridan, a late call up in place of Maria Quirke, catching the eye with a haul of 1-2 crowning a hard-working display.
MAYO: Y Byrne; L Ryder, C Hanahoe, D McDonagh; N Hurst, M Carter, N Tierney; C Egan, F McHale; S Cafferky, A Gilroy (0-1), K Sullivan; C Hegarty (0-1), C Staunton (0-7, 0-4 frees), L Cafferky. Subs: C McManaman for S Cafferky (45 mins), A Bell (0-1) for McDonagh (45 mins), A Roddy for Hegarty (60 mins), G Kelly for Gilroy (60+1 mins).
KERRY: E Murphy; C Kelly, A Leonard, A Lyons; D Hallissey (0-2), A Desmond, SJ Joy; L Scanlon (1-0), B Breen; D Corridan (1-2), M O’Donoghue, L Galvin; S Houlihan (0-5, 0-2 frees), P Dennehy (0-1), L Ní Mhuircheartaigh (1-1). Subs: S Corkery for Ní Mhuircheartaigh (49 mins), L Cronin for Dennehy (49 mins), M O’Connell for Scanlon (56 mins), M Quirke for Galvin (58 mins), C Reen for O’Donoghue (60+1 mins).
Referee: P Kehoe (Carlow).
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