Opportunity missed as Rebels fail to finish off Kingdom

AFTER this dramatic finale to yesterday’s Munster football championship semi-final in Fitzgerald Stadium – when a Bryan Sheehan free earned Kerry a replay in the third minute of injury time – the big question supporters from both sides were asking themselves was how holders Cork failed to win a game they dominated for long periods.

The answer was that they failed to drive home their advantage when they were in control against the home side which was hit by an early ankle injury to Tommy Walsh and which struggled to find its rhythm until the final quarter.

Ultimately the visitors were almost powerless to halt the momentum built up by a re-energised Kerry, who drew inspiration from two particular points from Tadhg Kennelly and Sheehan (his only one from play) before Colm Cooper levelled scores for the second of only three times in the 67th minute.