Easy win for Ireland's 2012 GAA All-Stars in New York

Help from New York and replacements sees a powerful close

The next five scores all came for the 12s, with Cillian O’Connor the catalyst for most of them. He had a goal on the seventh minute and then cheekily volleyed a pass from New Yorker CJ Molloy over the bar, when he was absolutely thinking net.

Lacey (a point) and Keegan (a goal) put light between the sides before Colm O’Neill added 1-1 in sandwiching a Brosnan point to extend their advantage to 5-15 to 5-6 with 15 minutes left in the game. 

Kealy showed again why he is the Kerry number one with two excellent saves that allowed his side to stay within 10.

McMenamin had a goal after Brosnan's shot was stopped by Paul Durcan, and Kerrigan and Brosnan swapped points, but then the winners put a cherry on top of their dominant performance with four further scores, three of which were net shaking goals from Gallagher, Donnacha O’Connor and Donegal’s first All-Ireland winning captain Anthony Molloy's nephew CJ, when the young American finished brilliantly after Gallagher found him with a sweet pass.

It was nigh on a hammering for the losers, and but for goals from Alan Dillon and McCauley to complete his hat trick, the defeat would have been much worse. 

At the end of a long season for club and county, it is strictly about enjoyment in a contest like this. The close to 1,000 spectators were treated to a very entertaining exhibition, with Kealy, McCauley, Brogan, for the 11s and Lacey, the O’Connor’s and Gallagher leading the victor with brilliant displays.

Brendan Kealy was the man of the match; the ref was M. Deegan from Laois.

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Nster.com