riddle national football league
Kelly 1-8
dublin 0-6
Written by Dare Walsh
Emma Dineen scored a 1-3 goal at Parnell Park on Saturday night as Kerry won the battle between the champions in their opening game of the new Lidl National Football League Division One.
Kerry defeated Galway in Croke Park last April to claim NFL top tier honors, but just under four months later Dublin recorded a 0-18 to 1-10 victory at the expense of the Kingdom. , reclaimed their place in TG4 All-Ireland senior football. championship crown. Although it won’t necessarily make up for the loss in the second half, this win will definitely give Coach Kelly a lot of confidence as he looks to defend his Division 1 title.
In their first meeting since the All-Ireland SFC decider, Kerry took the lead after just 27 seconds through Jaydyn Lucey. The Jackies welcomed the return of Olwen Carey for the first time in two seasons, but despite creating a number of early scoring chances, Katie Brosnan ultimately cut the Saudi lead to two with seven minutes to play. I doubled it.
Dineen also provided some defensive coverage before the first quarter mark, giving his team more breathing room. Just over 21 minutes into play, Dublin finally took the lead through center half-back Martha Byrne, but the goal was quickly canceled out. Lucy’s second goal of the first half was out at the other end.
Kerry then suffered a let-off when Dublin full-forward Niamh Heatherton sent a goal-scoring chance wide, but in the end, opposition number Dineen’s second goal gave the Saudis a 0-5 to 0-1 lead. The first half ended on a cushion.
To make up for the team’s deficit, Dublin (which had eight starters from the 2023 Brendan Martin Cup marquee match, rather than the five from Kerry) will be joined by team captains Carla Rowe and Kate on the restart.・Murray was introduced. But after an initially shaky third quarter with Dineen and Heatherton exchanging goals, Kingdom substitute Hannah O’Donoghue set Dineen off a quick break in the 41st minute for a palm goal.
New captain Niamh Carmody then scored back-to-back goals, leaving Kerry with nine points with 13 minutes remaining, and Dublin eventually developed a purple patch with Heatherton, Lowe (free) and Murray producing points.
This left Mick Bohan’s attack with plenty of chances to get something out of the game, but despite Murray adding a second goal, Kerry took the three points they were already on offer. had achieved sufficient results.
Scorers – Kelly: E. Dineen 1-3, N. Carmody, J. Lucie 0-2 each, K. Brosnan 0-1. dublin: N. Heatherton and K. Murray each had 0 wins and 2 losses, C. Rowe had 0 wins and 1 loss (f), and M. Byrne had 0 wins and 1 loss.
Kelly: I Bolger. C. O’Brien, D. Carney, A. Dillane. C. McCarthy, K. Cronin, A. O’Connell. A Harrington, A Galvin, N Carmody, N Ní Chontuil, KA Hanrahan. K. Brosnan, E. Dineen, J. Lucey.
sub: L. Scanlon (24) of Hanrahan; H. O’Donoghue (36) of Lucy; E. O’Connor is McCarthy (40), C. Lynch is Cronin, S. Burns is Galvin (50), E. McGlynn is née Chonture (54), B. O’Connor is O’Connell (58), R. Lahiry is Brosnan. (59) ).
dublin: R. Fleming. N. Crowley, L. Caffrey, N. Donlon. L. McGee, M. Byrne, H. Hegarty. C. Darby, O. Carey. C. O’Connor, O. Nolan, J. Egan. K. Murphy, N. Heatherton, L. Glendon.
sub: C Kirwan (Egan), D Lawless (Glendon) (both 23); K. Murray for Derby, C. Rowe for Murphy (both ht), C. Coffey (42) for Kirwan, A. Nyhan (44) for Caffrey, K. Sullivan for O’Connor and E. F. O’Connell Bell (all 50) for Deeley, McGee and H. McGinnis (54) for Donlon.
Referee: Jonathan Murphy (Carlow).