Noel Kennelly to the rescue as Listowel Emmets deny Brosna

Listowel Emmets 0-9 Brosna 1-6: All-Ireland Junior Club champions Brosna overturned a six-point deficit and forced Listowel veteran Noel Kennelly to kick an equalising point in this absorbing North Kerry SFC final in Moyvane yesterday.

It was Brosna’s first final and nerves showed in the first half when the trailed 0-8 to 0-2. But with the wind to their backs in the second period, they made Listowel pay for ultra-defensive tactics when Don McAuliffe latched on to a breaking ball in the 48th minute and ghosted through for a goal.

Brosna were mopping up in the middle third, with Flor McAuliffe outstanding and, in the 50th minute, corner-back Shane Fitzmaurice levelled the contest with a point, 1-5 to 0-8. Then Mike Finnegan kicked Brosna in front in the 52nd minute, before Kennelly levelled with Emmets sole second-half score.