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- Email [19659010] When Monaghan lost to Kerry in the All-Ireland 2007 quarterfinal, his manager Seamus McEnaney graphically described it as if his "heart was torn without anesthesia."
Eleven years later, this time in their own backyard, they will have the impression that a similar procedure was performed on them
Maybe the pain will not be so bad. They are, after all, still in the league, going to Galway in two weeks to play a team already in the semifinals All-Ireland. But last night, they will have pain in the place where they should be.
This may not be the strongest Kerry team, but their tradition still has a lot of weight. In 2007, they led up to the 69th minute, where they were in the lead until the 73rd minute, when the heart team, led by Dr. Donaghy and his very talented young substitute, Dr. Clifford put on their gloves and went to work
. During a second tense period, Eamonn Fitzmaurice (right) had to think about removing his oldest badet to recharge his batteries in a captivating fight.
Kieran Donaghy was introduced late before Kerry. returned to an old tactic generally reliable – if in doubt choose the big man. And while Donaghy offered a decent nuisance value around Monaghan Square, its impact on the game in general was minimal.
Just as there were good reasons to present it last Sunday, there were reasons for its moving here that the road one did not give what they would have could predict. But Fitzmaurice was ready to wait knowing that there was always a chance that something would stick or that something would rip him off.
Kerry's semifinal against Mayo in 2014 was not too far from his mind as the clock coincided dangerously in five minutes of extra time.
And then it happened. The inviting ball of James O 'Donoghue in the danger zone, Donaghy sending a touch that he had to work hard to make and a David Clifford ready to react quickly and incisively past Rory Beggan from the point of view of parity .
It was an exceptional finish. For a 19-year-old man, he had to settle for the championship's extinction just minutes from his team and, most likely, from a phone-line management, it was quite another thing. He really did, over the last two weekends, all he said on the box.
What value will it have for Kerry's future? What value did Donaghy bring all these years? Even in the dying light, it is an indispensable commodity in these situations. It was only a touch but it was enough.
For Monaghan it's heartbreaking. No other words to describe it. Another late punch caught them as he had done against Fermanagh. Everything was in place for them to win it in front of a crowd of 17,000 supporters in St Tiernach's Park.
They found the right game plan, dominated most positions and got the return of their big players, just like Conor McManus. But they left too much, especially in the first period when Kerry was fragile and so uncertain of themselves.
"We could have been a little more clinical and look at the stats, even though we would be happy with our performance and played very well, we probably were not as clinical as we needed to be," acknowledges manager Malachy O 'Rourke
The structure & # 39; Super 8 & # 39; has its flaws but it was really a great opportunity shaped from this. How else could the aristocrats of Gaelic football fight for their championship life as in the clones of all places. The format may not be a means to an end but it is a way to do something else surely.
McManus delivered one of his greatest league performances, scoring a goal early in the game when he scored Mark Griffin in the second minute.
Griffin on McManus was still going to be a tough game – Kerry traded Ronan Shanahan against him for the second half – while Kelly's recovery for Shane Murphy was still a given bet given his scarcity Kelly struggled with his pbades from touch while Kerry lost six points in the first half, but he was not helped by an average third where they did not get a foothold.
Once again there was a leadership deficit. David Moran and Jack Barry were outmatched while Paul Murphy and Peter Crowley could not get into the game. Paul Geaney did not score, three times in the first half the mark of a man whose confidence remained in Munster.
He was promoted in the 49th minute only to reappear in injury time for defenseman Tom O. Sullivan. If ever a substitution looked like a Kerry desperation, that was surely the case.
O & # 39; Sullivan had been a driving force of Kerry for much of the match, one of a cohort of young players to fill the gap of the first half. Gavin White rode relentlessly, Sean O Shea crossed the ball across the line mid-distance and managed to clear his frees while Clifford survived on falls but produced gourmet dishes Everytime. The long-term future is brilliant. In the short term, their defense does not seem secure enough to meet the biggest challenges.
Monaghan never had the air of having control. McManus had a player's cup that he knew he could exploit. Karl O 'Connell, now one of the most penetrating runners of the game, has made repeated raids to win territory, Ryan McAnespie has made his right wing while Ryan Wylie and Vinny Corey have brought security around Geaney and Donaghy.
Beggan in their formidable arsenal, four of his seven balls placed find their target in ranges between 45 and 60 meters. It's a phenomenal weapon for a team.
This McManus goal was the buffer between them for a long time. Kerry managed to score in both points on one run, but he still trailed at the break from 1-11 to 0-10. The gap was reduced to one in the 45th minute, when David Moran followed O's second point to Sullivan, but Monaghan let his cool and snapped a five-point advantage in the 60th minute , O 'Connell and McManus with a score to shake the place.
There seemed to be no way back at this point, but Clifford's monster response gave them a lifeline. Anthony Maher came on the bench to make an impact and get a point before this late intervention.
Of course, Fitzmaurice was relieved afterwards to be in the championship again. "Whenever we get a score, we really had to win, we really had a hard time getting breaks, free outings, whatever, but it's a game out there, it is so that it will work. Scorers – Monaghan: McManus C 1-9 (0-5fs), R Beggan 0-4 (4fs), S Carey, K O'Connell, N Kearns. , D Hughes all 0-1 each.
Kerry: S O Shea 0-8 (6fs, 1 45), D Clifford 1-3, T O Sullivan 0-2, D Moran, P Murphy, SO & Brien ( f), A Maher every 0-1 each.
Monaghan: R Beggan 8; R Wylie 7, Corey V 7, K Duffy 6; K O Connell 8, D Wylie 7, C Walshe 6; N Kearns 7, D Hughes 7; R McAnespie 8, Carey S 6, Kelly F 6; C McCarthy 5, C McManus 9, D Malone 7. Subs: K Hughes 6 for McCarthy (43), O Duffy for Carey (62), D Mone for Kelly (67).
Kerry: B Kelly 7; R Shanahan 7, Griffin M 6, T O 'Sullivan 8; P Murphy 7, Crowley P 6, G White 8; D Moran 6, J Barry 6; K McCarthy 5, S O 'Shea 7, S O' Brien 7; D Clifford 8, K Donaghy 6, P Geaney 5. Subs: M Burns 6 for McCarthy (ht), J O 'Donoghue 6 for Geaney (49), B O & # 39; Beaglaoich 6 for Griffin (51), D O & # 39; Sullivan 5 for O & # 39; Shea (55), A Maher 7 for Barry (64), P Geaney for O & # 39; Sullivan (71).
Ref – M Deegan (Laois)
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