East Kerry made to work by Kenmare before securing semi spot

There were 38 minutes on the clock when East Kerry hit the front for the first time. And but for the width of the post in the fourth minute of second half stoppages, they’d have been dragged to extra-time

VITAL SCORE: David Clifford of East Kerry celebrates after kicking a late point from a free kick during the Kerry County Senior Club Football Championship quarter-final match between East Kerry and Kenmare Shamrocks at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney, Kerry. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

East Kerry 0-13 Kenmare Shamrocks 1-7 

East Kerry are an hour from the county final everybody and its mother is expecting them to win. Their passage to the last four, though, has seen a bulb or three removed from their aura of invincibility.