Kerry 1-12
Roscommon 0-12
Paul Brennan reviews from Austin Stack Park
DESPITE AN INDIFFERENT marketing campaign to this point – and an up and down efficiency on this match – Kerry stay on observe for a profitable League title defence after they floor out a three-point win over Roscommon in Tralee this night.
The consequence means Kerry can nonetheless qualify for the ultimate in the event that they beat Galway in Salthill subsequent weekend, and different outcomes fall their manner, whereas the loss places Roscommon underneath stress to get a consequence in opposition to Donegal within the last spherical to make certain of retaining their Division One standing.
Kerry got here into this got here searching for the required response to their defeat in Omagh a fortnight in the past, and whereas they began in emphatic vogue with a David Clifford objective after 5 minutes, Roscommon made life troublesome for the All-Eire champions proper to the tip.
The consequence implies that Kerry go to Galway subsequent weekend searching for a win that might put them into the league last, if different outcomes play out of their favour.
For his or her half, Roscommon have now put three losses in a row to go after their three wins in the beginning of the marketing campaign, they usually may need to beat Donegal subsequent weekend to keep away from the relegation lure door.
Kerry, who had Gavin White returning to motion for the primary time because the All-Eire last final July, began brilliantly and raced right into a 1-2 to no rating lead after six minutes, factors from Dara Moynihan and Donal O’Sullivan both aspect of Clifford’s objective, brilliantly completed from Tony Brosnan’s elegant cross.
O’Sullivan’s second level put Kerry six forward after 10 minutes and one feared for Roscommon at that stage, earlier than former Kerry footballer Conor Cox transformed a 20-metre free to get Roscommon off the mark within the twelfth minute.
Kerry, at that stage, have been doing all one of the best working, passing and taking pictures, as evidenced by their fourth level began by White, arrange by Donal O’Sullivan and completed off by Brosnan.
Diarmuid Murtagh transformed a Roscommon free, however the assaults from the guests have been too rare and too incisive, as Brosnan and Sean O’Shea (free) prolonged Kerry’s result in 1-6 to 0-2 by the twenty seventh minute.
However simply because it appeared the hosts have been having all of it their very own manner, Roscommon hit them for 3 unanswered scores from the Murtagh brothers and Cox from a sophisticated mark to make it 1-6 to 0-5 simply after the half hour mark. A David Clifford despatched Kerry to the break 1-7 to 0-5 forward.
Roscommon scored the primary three factors of the second half, from Daire Cregg and two from Cox, and when Graham O’Sullivan was black carded within the forty fifth minute Roscommon had greater than cause to hope of profitable simply their second ever league recreation on Kerry soil.
Nonetheless, Kerry outscored the guests by two factors to 1 whereas O’Sullivan was within the sin bin, and additional scores from Sean O’Shea (free) and David Clifford put Kerry 5 forward, 1-11 to 0-9.
Roscommon substitute Donie Smith transformed two frees for the guests as they pushed laborious to salvage one thing from the competition, and Kerry put themselves underneath pointless stress within the final couple of minutes when Tadhg Morley was black carded.
Nonetheless, the house aspect clung on for a win that has them wanting up the desk and a attainable league last, not like Roscommon who will likely be extra involved with staying out of the relegation zone now fairly than pondering of Croke Park on April 2.
Scorers for Kerry: David Clifford 1-2 (0-1f), Seán O’Shea 0-2 (2f), Tony Brosnan 0-2, Dónal O’Sullivan 0-2, Tom O’Sullivan 0-1, Paudie Clifford 0-1, Dara Moynihan (0-1), Killian Spillane 0-1
Scorers for Roscommon: Conor Cox 0-6 (4f, 1m), Diarmuid Murtagh 0-2 (2f), Donie Smith 0-2 (2f) Ciaran Murtagh 0-1, Daire Cregg 0-1
Kerry
1. Shane Ryan
2. Graham O’Sullivan 3. Jason Foley 4. Tom O’Sullivan
5. Paul Murphy 6. Tadhg Morley 7. Gavin White
8. Jack Barry 9. Barry Dan O’Sullivan
10. Dara Moynihan 11. Seán O’Shea 12. Paudie Clifford
13. Tony Brosnan 14. David Clifford 15. Dónal O’Sullivan
Subs: 25. Diarmuid O’Connor for B O’Sullivan (51), 22. Killian Spillane for D O’Sullivan (55), 17. Pa Warren for G White (64), 23. Ruairi Murphy for D Moynihan (64), 24. Paul Geaney for T Brosnan (68)
Roscommon
1. Conor Carroll
2. Conor Hussey, 3. Brian Stack, 4.David Murray
5. Niall Daly, 6. Eoin McCormack, 7. Robbie Dolan
8. Tadhg O’Rourke, 19. Dylan Ruane
10. Ciaran Murtagh, 11. Ciaran Lennon, 12. Enda Smith
23. Daire Cregg, 14. Diarmuid Murtagh, 15. Conor Cox
Subs: 19. Keith Doyle for R Dolan (25), 22. Richard Hughes for C Lennon (48), 13. Ben O’Carroll for D Murtagh (48), 24. Donie Smith (0-2, 2f) for C Murtagh (60), 26. Cian McKeon for D Ruane (64)
Referee: Derek O’Mahoney (Tipperary)
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