DONEGAL, WITH THREE wins out of three games, take on Kerry at Austin Stack Park in Tralee this afternoon.
Full time: Two late points seal a five-point win for Kerry. Kerry 1-13 Donegal 1-8
68 mins: Sheehan again from a free extends the lead. Kerry 1-11 Donegal 1-8
63 mins: Just two between them as Murphy booms over a free. Kerry 1-10 Donegal 1-8
56 mins: GOAL DONEGAL as Eoin McHugh’s sideline ball finds Murphy and the captain does what he does. Kerry 1-10 Donegal 1-7
55 mins: Christy Toye on for Thompson as Sheehan stretches the lead for Kerry. Kerry 1-10 Donegal 0-7
51 mins: Walsh fists over his third of the day. Kerry crowd really up for this. Kerry 1-9 Donegal 0-7
49 mins: Another Sheehan free for Kerry, scored after its moved in by the referee. Kerry 1-8 Donegal 0-7
45 mins: GOAL for Kerry by Peter Crowley, who takes a pass from Donaghy, holds off the challenge of Mac Niallais and fires home. Kerr 1-7 Donegal 0-7
41 mins: And they’re level. McBrearty with a wonderful free. Kerry 0-7 Donegal 0-7
40 mins: Quick-fire points from McBrearty and Neil Gallagher make it a one-point game now. Kerry 0-7 Donegal 0-6
37 mins: Murphy, from a ’45, brings Donegal a little closer now. We may yet have a game of football in Tralee…
Half-time subs: Martin McElhinney and Neil Gallagher are on for Hugh McFadden and Eamonn Doherty. Neil McGee is back for Donegal
Half-time in Tralee: Kerry 0-7 Donegal 0-3. Rory Gallagher and Frank McGlynn livid with Eddie Kinsella, the referee, as the sides leave for the interval.
35+3 mins: The upright also prevents Hugh McFadden from bringing Donegal a little closer. Kerry lead by four.
35 mins: Rory Kavanagh hits the upright with a chance for Donegal. You could cut the tension here.
30 mins: Patrick McBrearty with Donegal’s first point from play, a fine effort it was too. Kerry 0-7 Donegal 0-3
29 mins: Sheehan’s fifth opf the day puts Kerry five up. Kerry 0-7 Donegal 0-2.
Referee making some hames of this. No consistency with black card. Kerry donegal
— Tomás Ó Sé (@tomas5ky) March 6, 2016
26 mins: Hard to keep up here. Leo McLoone RED CARDED for Donegal.
24 mins: Two black cards for Kerry, who are already down to 14 men. Shane Enright and Denis Daly shown black within 30 seconds of one another.
23 mins: Sheehan finds his range from a 50-metre free. Kerry 0-6 Donegal 0-2
20 mins: Sheehan, with another free, puts 14-man Kerry three in front. Donegal still await the return of Neil McGee. Kerry 0-5 Donegal 0-2
19 mins: Sheehan, from a free, puts Kerry two ahead. Kerry 0-4 Donegal 0-2
Neil McGee is still being patched up by Mr Kevin Moran, the Donegal team surgeon. The Gaoth Dobhair man likely to get a hot reception upon his return. Just the way he likes it.
Paul Galvin’s tweet, blow, shows how tensions have become between these two sides.
14 mins: Murphy swings over a free for Donegal after Walsh fisted over again. Kerry 0-3 Donegal 0-2
No harm for McGee to get his nose popped for what he did to Alan Fitz. That's going to him a long time. #Kerry #AllianzLeagues
— paul galvin (@pgal10) March 6, 2016
9 mins: Michael Murphy posts Donegal’s first score after Sheehan doubles the Kerry lead. The pot is bubbling on the hob. Kerry 0-2 Donegal 0-1.
7 mins: Kerry down to 14 men as Alan Fitzgerald sees red. Neil McGee is off bloodied, temporarily replaced by his brother Eamon. Two schemozzles already…Friends, foes etc…
5 mins: Peter Boyle denies Bryan Sheehan, the Kerry captain, and we have all sorts kicking off.
1 min: We’re underway and Donnchadh Walsh has fisted Kery ahead. Kerry 0-1 Donegal 0-0
Christy Murray’s bagpipes in full flow here in Tralee. Big crowd of Donegal fans have made the trip.
Donegal are wearing their new change jersey today. Man would be tempted to purchase this one!
First League start for Eoghan Ban Gallagher, who takes the place of the injured Eamon McGee. Martin O’Reilly plays despite having had a shoulder injury during the week.
See here for piece on how Donegal and Kerry have gone from friends to foes since 2012
Donegal start: Peter Boyle; Eoghan Ban Gallagher, Neil McGee, Paddy McGrath; Ryan McHugh, Anthony Thompson, Eamonn Doherty; Rory Kavanagh, Hugh McFadden; Leo McLoone, Odhrán Mac Niallais, Eoin McHugh; Patrick McBrearty, Michael Murphy, Martin O’Reilly.
Eoghan Ban Gallagher and Eoin McHugh take the place of Eamon McGee and Frank McGlynn from the team that was named to start.
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