Éamonn Fitzmaurice lauds players for another stirring second-half show

Éamonn Fitzmaurice complimented his players for retrieving a game that had been threatening to slip away from them in the first-half.

For the second week running, Kerry fashioned a stirring second-half display, on this occasion outscoring Mayo by six points.

“The goal we got before half-time kept us in it,” said Fitzmaurice of Johnny Buckley’s strike. “Mayo were threatening to go away from us. We were inaccurate in possession. We worked very hard when we didn’t have the ball but we weren’t accurate enough when we had the ball. In fairness, the second-half was a good bit better. There was a strong breeze in the first- half and we struggled to play against it. It seemed to die down as the second-half went on. You have to give credit to the backs. The whole team worked hard when we didn’t have the ball in the first-half. We just need to build on that.”