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Kerry Petroleum Senior Football Club Championship, Group 1, Round 3.

Kenmare Shamrocks 0-13, Templenoe 0-13. 

A draw was enough to see Kenmare Shamrocks join Rathmore in the semi-final stages of the senior club championship by virtue of their head-to-head result against Spa who finished on the same amounts of points. For Templenoe it was case of so close and yet so far in this competition after two draws and one defeat by the narrowest of margins.

There was a very large crowd in attendance for this local derby game. Kenmare Shamrocks won the toss and opted to play into the town end for the first half. But it was Templenoe who shone brightest in the first quarter as they outscored the hosts by 0-01 to 0-05. Some slick play by the visitors saw them open the scoring with Gavin Crowley and Killian Spillane getting them off to a good start. Seanie O’Shea who was closely marked by Tadhg Morley throughout got Kenmare Shamrock’s sole score in the first quarter from a mark. The hosts were forced to make an early substitution after Tommy Cronin had to retire injured and he was replaced by Jack O’Sullivan. Templenoe meanwhile continued their lively start with Aidan Crowley from a 45, Killian Spillane from a free and Brian Crowley from play putting Templenoe four points to the good by the 16th minute.

The second quarter saw Kenmare Shamrocks come much more into the game, while Templenoe just didn’t quite click in the same period with their shooting letting them down. Four unanswered points from the hosts saw them get back level by the break courtesy of scores from Kevin O’Sullivan and Seanie O’Shea with three, two of which came from placed balls.

Half Time Score: Kenmare Shamrocks 0-05, Templenoe 0-05.

On resumption Templenoe pulled two points clear again with Killian Spillane thumping two frees over the bar. Kevin O’Sullivan replied with his second point of the day, but Templenoe with Killian Spillane continuing to cause problems for the Kenmare Shamrocks defence tagged on two more points soon after to open-up a three points gap for the visitors. Kenmare Shamrocks introduced Paul O’Connor to add a bit of experience to their attack and a point from David Hallissey did reduce the margin to two, but Templenoe substitute Patrick Clifford used his pace to good effect to hand pass the ball over the bar to make the score 0-07 to 0-10 by the end of the third quarter.

Kenmare Shamrocks had a good record of turning the contest in their favour against Templenoe down through the years and no-one was doubting their ability to turn this game. Three points from Dara O’Shea, Tommy O’Sullivan Atlantic and Sean O’Shea (f), either side of a Colin Crowley white flag for Templenoe saw the hosts reduce the margin to the minimum as the game entered the home stretch. Tom Murnane levelled the scoring with six minutes left to play and the excitement was palpable. John Rice traded scores with David Ciuciu to level the scores once more and then Ciuciu added another to put Kenmare Shamrocks in front for the first time. Time was fast running out for Templenoe who needed to win this game to have any hope of qualifying, but they just couldn’t find a path to goal and ultimately to had to settle for a draw with Killian Spillane levelling the scores at the death.

Final Score: Kenmare Shamrocks 0-13, Templenoe 0-13.

Scorers:

Kenmare Shamrocks: Seanie O’Shea 0-05 (3f) (1m), David Ciuciu 0-02, Kevin O’Sullivan 0-02, David Hallissey 0-01, Dara O’Shea  0-01, Tommy O’Sullivan (Atlantic) 0-01, Tom Murnane 0-01.

Templenoe: Killian Spillane 0-07 (4f), Colin Crowley 0-01, Gavin Crowley 0-01, Aidan Crowley 0-01, Brian Crowley 0-01, Patrick Clifford 0-01, John Rice 0-01.

Wides: 

Kenmare Shamrocks: 3   

Templenoe: 7

Teams: 

Kenmare Shamrocks: Kieran Fitzgibbon, Cian O’Sullivan, Tommy O’Sullivan, Dara Crowley, Dara O’Shea, Darragh O’Connor, Tommy Cronin, David Hallissey, James McCarthy, Shane O’Sullivan, Seanie O’Shea, Kevin O’Sullivan, Jack Tangney, Tommy O’Sullivan (Atlantic). Jimmy Lehane.

Subs used: Jack O’Sullivan, Tom Murnane, Paul O’Connor, David Ciuciu Stephen O’Brien, 

Templenoe: Mark Looney, Michael Hallissey, Kieran O’Neill, John Rice, Mark Casey, Tadhg Morley, Martin Reilly, Sean Sheehan, Gavin Crowley ©, Colin Crowley, Josh Crowley Holland, Adrian Spillane, Killian Spillane, Brian Crowley, Aidan Crowley

Subs Used: Patrick Clifford, Kieran McCarthy.

Kerry Petroleum Senior Football Club Championship Group A