Kerry SFC: Underdogs Mid Kerry produced a never-say-die display of gutsy football to topple mighty An Ghaeltacht, 3-7 to 2-7, in an enthralling county quarter-final at Austin Stack Park yesterday.
An Ghaeltacht - powered by the Ó Sé brothers Darragh, Tomás and Marc, along with Dara Ó Cinnéide and Aodán Mac Gearailt - were expected to see off the divisional side, who had Seán and Darren O'Sullivan up front.
Dr Crokes - with Colm Cooper and Eoin Brosnan on board - emerged 2-10 to 2-6 winners over Milltown Castlemaine in their quarter-final.
SCORERS
Mid Kerry: K Foley 1-3 (0-1 from free); Darren O'Sullivan, A Cahillane 1-0 each; J Nagle, L Sheehan, P McCarthy, S O'Sullivan (free) 0-1 each. An Ghaeltacht: D Ó Sé, A Mac Gearailt 1-1 each; D Ó Cinnéide 0-2; E Mac Gearailt, C Ó Dubhda, SM Ó Conchuir, C Mac Gearailt 0-1 each.
Dr Crokes: E Brosnan, K O'Leary 1-1 each; C Cooper (two frees), B Looney 0-3 each; A Kennelly, J Fleming 0-1 each. Milltown Castlemaine: F Kelliher 2-0; D Twiss (one free), I Twiss 0-2 each; D Kelliher, C Kelliher 0-1 each.