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ALLIANZ NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
DIVISION 1 ROUND 4
STRONG: Galway forward Shane Walsh tackles Kerry defender Ronan Shanahan during their National Football League clash in Tralee.
Photo: Diarmuid Greene/SPORTSFILE.
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Brannigan goals again
Galway ..............1-14
Kerry .B
it gave Galway a big 1-10 to 0-7 lead and Kerry had a mountain to climb, even despite the big breeze at their backs.
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By RONAN O’NEILL Media West Ireland
Peter Crowley, Tom O'Sullivan, Clifford and Stephen O’Brien all fired points in response but Galway held their heads, even though Sean Andy O Ceallaigh and Johnny Heaney got late black cards.
Arry McHugh scored nine points for Galway as they made it four
wins from four in division 1 this term, and in doing so beat Kerry for the first time
SCORERS – Galway: Barry McHugh 0-9 (5f, 2 '45'), Eamon Brannigan 1-3, Patrick Sweeney 0-1, Shane Walsh 0-1f.
Kerry: David Clifford 0-6 (3f), S O'Shea 0-3 (2f), Paul Murphy 0-1, Peter Crowley 0-1, Stephen O'Brien 0-1, Tom O'Sullivan 0-1, Daithi Casey 0-1
nigan was on target with another crucial goal as
Galway had the wind at their backs in the opening
5 lead. And although Kerry youngster david Clifford
finished with six points, the home side’s weak defence cost them.
Galway were brilliant in the early stages and they raced into a 0-5 to
0-1 lead. Cathal Sweeney had been shown a black card but
Galway kept the pressure on. Sean O’Shea and Clifford
rely on a brilliant save from goalkeeper Brian Kelly to
He denied Shane Walsh at point-blank
side who had already registered
Mayo, were only four points clear.
the
McHugh and Clifford were amongst
showed some signs of life from the hosts, but Kerry had to
keep them in touch at the interval.
range. And although they dominated the first half, a Galway
wins over Tyrone, donegal and
scores early in the second half before Branni- gan breezed through Kerry’s shaky rearguard and blasted past Kelly to the Kerry net.
since 2003 in the league. McHugh scored five frees, and two 45s, but Eamon Bran-
Kevin Walsh’s side impressed once again, this time at Austin Stack Park in Tralee.
GALWAY: R Lavelle, D Kyne, S A O Ceallaigh, E Kerin, C Sweeney, G Bradshaw, J Heaney, P Conroy, P Cooke, S Kelly, S Walsh, E Brannigan, P Sweeney, D Comer, B McHugh. Subs: G O’Donnell for C Sweeney (8, black card), S Armstrong for P Sweeney (49), D Wynne for O Ceallaigh (57, black card), J Duane for Heaney (57, black card), C Duggan for Cooke (64), T Flynn for Brannigan (71).
KERRY: B Kelly, S Enright, J Foley, R Shanahan, P Murphy, P Crowley, B Ó Beaglaoich, J Barry, B O’Sulli- van, M Burns, S O’Shea, S O’Brien, D Clifford, P Geaney, B J Keane. Subs: M Flaherty for Shanahan (41), T O’Sullivan for O Beaglaoich (42), É Ó Conchúir for BJ Keane (48), D Casey for Burns (60), K Spillane for Geaney (67), B Ó Seanacháin for O'Sullivan (71). REFEREE: Fergal Kelly (Longford).
half and they went into half- time with a deserved 0-9 to 0-