Kerry great points out uncharacteristic aspect of Armagh which led to downfall
Kerry are into the All-Ireland semi-finals after beating Armagh, 0-32 to 1-21, in Croke Park on Sunday evening.
The holders were five points up at one stage and took a one-point lead into half-time, before Kerry dusted off their point-scoring boots and unleashed a fury of well-taken scores.
Multiple two-pointers were had by the Kingdom, and it was this aspect of Armagh’s defence that was criticised by Kerry legend Tomás Ó Sé after the game.
Speaking on RTÉ, he said: “They sat back, they sat back off them.
“I’ve never seen an Armagh team (do that). They weren’t aggressive, they weren’t chasing down fellas, they actually sat back off them.
“And the lads today, you don’t sit back off a team that are on song.
“I felt that Aramgh were that little bit passive, waiting for them to come inside.
“Kerry weren’t waiting, Kerry were banging them, and pinging them, and scoring.”
Scorers – Kerry: S O’Shea 0-12 (3 tp, 3f), D Clifford 0-7 (2 tp), B O Beaglaoich 0-2, G White 0-2, J O’Connor 0-2, G O’Sullivan 0-2, P Clifford 0-2, M Burns 0-2, D Geaney 0-1. Armagh: O Conaty 0-6 (tp), R O’Neill 0-6 (tp, ‘45’), R Grugan 1-0, J McElroy 0-2, E Rafferty 0-2 (tpf), J Og Burns 0-2 (tp), T Kelly 0-1, D McMullan 0-1, C McConville 0-1
Kerry: S Ryan 8; P Murphy 7, J Foley 8, D Casey 6; B Ó Beaglaoich 7, G White 8, T O’Sullivan 6; M O’Shea 7, S O’Brien 7; J O’Connor 8, S O’Shea 9, G O’Sullivan 7; D Clifford 8, C Geaney 6, D Geaney 7. Subs: E Looney 7 for T O’Sullivan (inj, 24), P Clifford 7 for C Geaney (ht), M Burns 7 for M O’Shea (50), D Moynihan for M Burns (temp, 56-57), K Spillane for D Geaney (63), T Kennedy for G O’Sullivan (69), T L O’Sullivan for D Casey (temp, 69-ft)
Armagh: E Rafferty 7, P Burns 6, B McCambridge 6, P McGrane 6, R McQuillan 6, T Kelly 7, J Óg Burns 7, N Grimley 7, B Crealy 6, D McMullan 6, R Grugan 6, J McElroy 7, O Conaty 8, A Murnin 6, R O’Neill 7. Subs: J Duffy 7 for J Og Burns (temp, 37-47), J Duffy for N Grimley (50), C Turbitt 6 for R McQuillan (50), A Forker 6 for T Kelly (54), C McConville 6 for B Creally (56), S McPartlan for R Grugan (66), C O’Neill for A Murnin (temp, 66-ft)
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
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