O’Leary impresses as Dr Crokes advance
Amazingly, victory was achieved without a scoring contribution from Colm Cooper, who was well marshalled by county colleague Marc O Sé. However Cooper’s influence was still immense with a masterclass in distribution and leadership, especially in the second half.
Instead the Dr Crokes’ scoring threat fell to the impressive Kieran O’Leary, who banged home a rasping goal in just the third minute, handing the club side a lead they never relinquished. In a tight and far from eye-catching first half, O’Leary scored 1-2 of the Crokes’ total, with Johnny Buckley kicking their only other score as they led 1-3 to 0-4 at the break.
