Milltown refuse to panic

Kerry SFC: Milltown/Castlemaine 0-18 West Kerry 2-12

A stunning Milltown/Castlemaine fightback — outscoring their opponents 0-7 to 0-1 in the last quarter — salvaged a draw in Milltown yesterday, when all had seemed lost.

With the spectre of the losers’ round looming, trailing 2-11 to 0-11 after 47 minutes, they needed inspiration. Their veterans Damian Murphy, Martin Burke and Derek Twiss (who kicked 0-10) upped their game, Marcus Mangan started to win breaking ball and the introduction of 17-year-old Jonathan O’Sullivan provided a spark.