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Quick-fire goals clinch it for Kerry South
Kerry South 4-7 Kerry North 2-11
By John Tarrant
By John Tarrant
Kerry South delivered a top drawer performance to stave off a late rally from Kerry North in the Plate final.
Ahead 2-4 to 0-6 at the break, Kerry South appeared to be coasting after two more goals from Stephen O’Sullivan on the resumption.To their credit, Kerry North never stopped trying and late goals made for a gripping finish but not enough to reel in the deficit.
Scorers for Kerry South: S O’Sullivan 2-0, M Casey 1-1, D Keating 1-1, R Buckley 0-2, M Foley (f), E Cronin, M Sugrue 0-1 each.
Scorers for Kerry North: D Sheehy 1-1, J Buckley 1-0, M O’Donnell, M O’Gorman, C Geaney 0-2 each, J Goulding, S Bambury, A Barry, A O’Connor 0-1 each.
KERRY SOUTH: A O’Dwyer; C O’Shea, A O’Driscoll, G Whyte; B O’Sullivan, D J Murphy, D Roche; S Keating, C Spillane; P Spillane, R Buckley, S O’Sullivan; J Daly, M Foley, M Casey.
Subs: E Cronin, M Sugrue.
KERRY NORTH: K O’Connell; J O’Shea, J Foley, K Lynch; J Mangan, A Barry, A O’Connor; M O’Donnell, S Dukes; M O’Gorman, S Bambury, M Slattery; C Geaney, J Goulding, J Duggan.
Subs: D Sheehy, L Brosnan, J Buckley.
Referee: J Ryan (Cork).