Dingle have progressed to the final of the Garvey’s SuperValu County Senior Football Championship.
In Austin Stack Park they beat Mid Kerry 1-16 to 0-16.
Mid Kerry had the opening 2 points of the game, the second of them in the 11th minute. Dingle, able to call on the services of Mark O’Connor, responded with their opening point but a Sean O’Brien 2 pointer extended the Mid Kerry advantage to 4 points to 1. Ciaran Kennedy then made it 5-1, after 13 minutes. Mid Kerry led 6 to 2 after quarter of an hour. A dominant Mid Kerry extended their advantage to 6 and but for missed chances could have been further in front. Back to back Dingle points cut the gap to 4 and then a Conor Geaney goal meant the Westerners were only 1 down after 24 minutes; 0-8 to 1-4. Tom Leo O’Sullivan brought Dingle level. On the hooter Dylan Geaney pointed Dingle in front at 1-6 to 0-8.
Dingle led 1-9 to 9 points seven minutes into the second period. A Conor Geaney 2 pointer put them 5 clear. By the 3/4 stage Mid Kerry had got it back to a 3 point game at 1-11 to 0-11. However, a Dingle two pointer by Niall Geaney meant Mid Kerry then trailed by 5. After 51 minutes Dingle were ahead by 1-13 to 0-13. Again Dingle responded, a Conor Geaney 2 pointer putting them 5 to the good 6 minutes from the end. Tom O’Sullivan pointed Dingle 6 clear. Mid Kerry halved the deficit by the 58 minute mark. Mid Kerry’s had no luck with their late efforts to find an equalising goal.
Dingle manager Padraig Corcoran
Dingle midfielder Mark O’Connor
The final will be in Tralee next Sunday at 1.45.
