NORTH KERRY LEAGUE DIVISION 2 SEMI FINAL (13-a-side)

St. Senans  2-14   Knocknagoshel/Brosna  0-6

After a slow enough start St. Senans made light work of a disappointing Knock/Brosna side played at Duagh on Monday August 25^th and by virtue of their impressive victory they will now take on Beale in an eagerly awaited final. Victory was no more than they deserved for the persistence and superiority they enjoyed for long periods. The Halfway boys held key players in many departments but none more so than Kerry minor panellists Eoin O Connell who dominated the midfield are and got great support from Adrian O Mahony. In a fast moving attack the ace in the pack was certainly David Behan scorer of 1-5, while Cathal Kennelly also chipped in with 6pts. Their rearguard and keeper stood firm at all times with each contributing to this latest win. For Knock/Brosna who failed to get into their stride this time round had Timmy Finnegan, Micheal Shine, Darragh Horan, Patrick Moriarty, Eamon Prenderville and Maurice O Keeffe doing their best to stem the tide.  The game opened with Knock/Brosna quick into the attack and after just 4mts led 2pts without reply with Patrick Moriarty and a huge effort from Eamon Prenderville on target. However it wasn’t long before David Behan was to show his class when he pointed from an acute angle to open his sides account after 6mts. the combination side at this stage seemed to have the better of the exchanges but in fairness their defence was on top of their game denying Senans of early scores but were also off target when what looked like easy scoring opportunities were presented. Midfielder Timmy Finnegan, Knock/Brosna  hit a screamer only to see his goal bound effort come back off the upright. Senans began to settle even though they were finding scores hard to come-by but quick breaks out of defence say Cathal Kennelly kick two points that say his side now go in front and a lead they were never going to relinquish. Both David Behan and Cathal Kennelly were causing endless problems for their markers and a goal set up by David Behan and Colin Brown billowed the net in the 27^th minute. Eamon Prenderville had the last score of the half but it was the combination side who led by 1-7 to 0-4 at the break. On resumption and as they did in the opening half played well for the opening quarter but again found it difficult to put scores on the board. Knock/Brosna made a few alterations to their game with Eamon Prenderville moving into attack and for a while seemed to work but once Senans got into their stride again there was only one team in it. In fairness to the combination side did have their share of the play but they were always struggling to keep up with the pace of the game. A David Behan goal in the 12^thminute put this game beyond Knock/Brosna and as the game petered out  further Senans points was to give them a deserved win. Teams and scorers; St. Senans, Darragh Kennelly, Donnacha Brosnan, Alan Kelly, Gearoid Galvin, Billy Leane, Kieran Lyons, Eoin O Connell, Adrian O Mahony, Ray Nolan, 1pt, Colin Brown, 1-1, Cathal Kennelly, 6pts, (3f), David Behan, 1-5, (2f), Christy McKenna, Subs all used; Darragh Regan, Darragh Behan, Darragh Stack, Conor Kennelly, 1pt, (f), Paudie Dillon, Jack Hennessy. Knock Brosna; Gearoid Kelly, Kieran Horan, Maurice O Keeffe, Darragh O Connell, Micheal Shine, Darragh Horan, Timmy Finnegan, Eamon Prenderville, 3pts, (1f), Declan Delaney, Patrick Moriarty, 2pts, Milan Williams, 1pt. Subs, Killian Fitzmaurice for Ian Walsh, Ian Walsh for Maurice O Keeffe. Referee, Pat Shannahan, Duagh.