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Kerry v Derry live updates: All-Ireland quarter-final
10 mins: Lovely point by Derry after Rogers made a good run and laid off for McGuigan who sweetly hits over the bar.
Kerry 0-3 Derry 0-2
8 mins: Immediate response from Kerry as Tony Brosnan splits the posts from about 25 metres out. Derry going for the aggressive goalkeeper approach again, will be interesting to see if Lynch is caught out again. Then a brilliant mark by David Clifford in between two defenders from a high ball and puts it over the bar.
Kerry 0-3 Derry 0-1
6 mins: Counter attack from Kerry is well marshalled to a standstill by Derry and Ó Beaglaoich hits it wide after good defending. Derry then patiently come up the pitch and it’s a point for Derry’s inspirational figure, Conor Glass, well taken from distance.
Kerry 0-1 Derry 0-1
Nearly a goal in the first minute by Derry’s McKinless, who runs through and hits across the goal, just past the post! But the first point of the game goes to David Clifford, who has lots of time and scores with his left in front of the posts.
Kerry 0-1 Derry 0-0
Ahead of the game today, Denis Walsh previews and says the shadow boxing time is over for Kerry as they knuckle down to real business. “Nobody can say for sure if their ghost season of low-risk, defanged matches will leave them short for Croke Park assignment”.
[ Shadow boxing time over for Kerry as they knuckle down to real business ]
A minute’s silence now for Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, the Kerryman who passed away this week.
Full-time: Donegal 1-23 Louth 0-18. So that’s Donegal, Armagh and Galway in the semi-finals. Just one space left to fill and that game is coming up in 20 minutes.
A comprehensive victory for Donegal it looks like Donegal 1-21 Louth 0-16.
Eoghan Ban Gallagher scores a goal for Donegal and that could be the key score of the game. It’s Donegal 1-19 Louth 0-15.
So it’s Donegal 0-17 Louth 0-11 as the Ulster county maintain their lead after 50 minutes. Gallen scored a fine point to keep the advantage, he’s had a good game and Ciaran Thompson puts them one more ahead.
Two early points for Donegal, one for Louth at Croke Park, Michael Langan with a nice point. More combination play by Donegal and Doherty sticks it over to make it Donegal 0-14 Louth 0-9.
Ahead of the later game, Dean Rock writes that it’s time for Kerry to move up a gear in their quest to reclaim Sam. He writes:
“I’m expecting a big performance from Jack O’Connor side, because nothing on Kerry’s journey to this stage would have come as a surprise to them – they always planned to be in Croke Park this weekend and they’d have figured on getting here with minimal fuss.
“I have no doubt Kerry have been timing their run and we’ll see them start to pick up the pace now. It’s not as if this is a scenario they haven’t previously experienced. Indeed, not only do I expect a big performance from Kerry, but I reckon they will beat Derry pretty convincingly.”
[ Time for Kerry to move up a gear in their quest to reclaim Sam ]
Peader Mogan fists over the bar to make put Donegal two points up in stoppage time at the end of the first half. A few minutes later Gallen scores a nice point off his left. That’s Donegal 0-11 Louth 0-8 at half-time then. Good game there.
Mulroy has his target from the placed ball as Donegal and Louth swap scores and it’s Donegal 0-9 Louth 0-8.
In the other quarter-final taking place in Croke Park, Louth are keeping with Donegal. Sam Mulroy and Craig Lennon just scored points to make it Donegal 0-7 Louth 0-6, Louth with the last three points. It’s 27 minutes gone there.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the All-Ireland quarter-final between Derry and Kerry, live from Croke Park. After Dublin’s defeat to Galway last night, the Sam Maguire Cup is wide open and the winner of this clash will seriously fancy their chances. Kerry are favourites and any team with a player the quality of David Clifford will be difficult to beat, but Derry are the league champions and after a tough start to the championship, have rebounded and showed form by beating Mayo in the previous round on penalties. Kick-off is at 3.15pm.
Derry: Odhrán Lynch; Conor McCluskey, Chrissy McKaigue, Diarmuid Baker; Conor Doherty, Gareth McKinless, Eoin McEvoy; Conor Glass, Brendan Rogers; Ethan Doherty, Ciaran McFaul, Paul Cassidy; Eunan Mulholland, Shane McGuigan, Lachlan Murray. Subs: Ryan Scullion, Emmett Bradley, Declan Cassidy, Mark Doherty, Shea Downey, Ruairi Forbes, Donncha Gilmore, Niall Loughlin, Danny McDermott, Cormac Murphy, Niall Toner
Kerry: Shane Ryan; Paul Murphy, Jason Foley, Tom O’Sullivan; Brian Ó Beaglaoich, Tadhg Morley, Gavin White; Diarmuid O’Connor, Joe O’Connor; Tony Brosnan, Paudie Clifford, Dara Moynihan; David Clifford, Sean O’Shea, Paul Geaney. Subs: Shane Murphy, Dylan Casey, Cillian Burke, Mike Breen, Sean O’Brien, Adrian Spillane, Barry Dan O’Sullivan, Killian Spillane, Stephen O’Brien, Dylan Geaney, Graham O’Sullivan, Darragh Roche, Armin Heinrich