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Bennett, Dunnion lead K/D to Title
Kerry/Donegal 0-11 Na Fianna 0-6
The double scoring duo of Sue Bennett and Denise Dunnion led Kerry/Donegal to the Anne Kearney Cup title last Sunday with nine points between the long time stars.
It was more than enough to take the title home as Na Fianna never got a head of steam after Benny Touhy made two saves that denied their only goal chances in the first half. K/D are now the outright favorite to do the double of championship and Kearney Cup on the strength of this dominant team display.
The game opened with K/D getting the first score from Dunnion. It was cancelled out when Molly O’Rourke slotted over, but certainly the opening was being dominated by K/D.
They had their second when Bennett slotted over to punctuate their superiority. Granted, three attacks that Na Fianna had were thwarted when frees went against them as they moved forward. Eventually O’Rourke had an equalizer, but it was against the run of play at this point.
After Bennett pushed K/D into a slim lead, O’Rourke had a huge chance to go ahead; she found Karena Richards and the former Cork senior player was denied by a brave Benny Touhy.
K/D responded to the chance by getting down the field and adding to their lead. Sharon Mulligan had their fourth point as they looked to put daylight between the sides. They were pulled back, however, in the last 10 minutes by a Na Fianna team that had now turned the momentum tide.
They had two points from Molly O’Rourke, and had another goal chance when Tuohy again made a good save this time to deny O’Rourke.
Both sides had points to open the second half, with Dunnion equalizing an Aine O’Dwyer score. Na Fianna had a glorious goal chance when Steph Tierney found Joanne McKenna; her shot was wide right, however, from a very dangerous location.
It set a precedent, however. Loretta Cunningham had the same type of opportunity at the other end after eight minutes. She crashed a shot of the crossbar after a solo run and within a minute she fired a goal chance low to the left and wide.
Bennett had a point from play before she fired a free over for a 0-7 to 0-5 lead, but they sandwiched a goal chance of her own that tailed wide. They pushed forward again over the ensuing minutes and had further points from Kelly Roche and Dunnion, an excellent point.
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