Well-drilled St Kieran's put South Kerry to the sword

Walsh kicks seven points as Kieran's set up quarter final against champions East Kerry

Kerry under age star Paul Walsh (Brosna), who claimed seven points as St Keran's defeated South Kerry in the first round of the Kerry SFC on Sunday in Tralee.

A well-drilled St Kieran’s side deservedly sent one of the championship fancies, South Kerry, packing in this Kerry SFC opening round game played at Austin Stack Park Sunday evening.

The scoreline flatters a South Kerry side without Bryan Sheehan for the first time since 2003 as Niall O’Shea’s goal from the penalty spot was virtually the last kick of the game. St Kieran’s shredded the South Kerry defence until the latter got their match-ups right but by that time, St Kieran’s had reeled off eight unanswered points in the opening eleven minutes - Tomas Lynch, Thomas Hickey, Paul Walsh (2), Aidan Breen, Eddie Horan (2) and Sean Horan on target - before South Kerry’s best forward, Dilan Donoghue, opened their account in the 12th minute.