Poor finishing and plenty to ponder
The NFL Division 1 champions facing their Division Four counterparts in a third-round qualifier game at home would normally be considered an easy tie to call. But such is the unsettled nature of the Kerry team and its form, the amazing mantra coming from the Kingdom in the build up to this game was: take nothing for granted.
Sligo were playing with a very strong wind to their backs in the first half but still adopted a defensive game plan with two small, fast forwards isolated in the full-forward line, David Kelly and Stephen Coen. They had Adrian Marren playing in the space between the full back and full-forward lines with Eamon O’Hara at wing forward.