Kerry come away with more than two League points

Mayo 2-9 Kerry 1-15... Some league matches are straightforward affairs, easy to summarise after unfolding along predictable lines.

The latest installment of this compelling rivalry certainly wasn’t that type of game as 13-man Kerry left Mayo with two precious league points, the bragging rights, and the reputations of most of their young apprentices enhanced.

MacHale Park rattled and hummed throughout this spiky and action-packed encounter on Saturday night in front of 11,639 entertained punters while referee Derek O’Mahoney had to work overtime to keep things between the ditches out on the field.