Kelly’s eye for goal sees Déise through

DAVY Fitzgerald says his resurgent Waterford team will be “there or thereabouts” when they face Wexford in the GAA All-Ireland SHC quarter-final on Sunday.

But, he will be demanding a better return from his attack, after agreeing a virtuoso performance from Eoin Kelly “carried” them through in Semple Stadium on Saturday.

Kelly’s massive 2-13 featured some breathtaking points from frees and play, scored in a style reminiscent of a purple patch he hit against Cork in the 2005 Munster semi-final. It inspired the Déise and broke the hearts of a brave Offaly side, whom manager Joe Dooley felt were upset by the loss through injury of wing-back Diarmuid Horan and a car accident earlier in the day which claimed the lives of two young people. One of the victims was a first cousin of their full-back David Kenny.