D-Day in Salthill
Kerry travel to Salthill on Sunday to face Galway in a game that could see Kerry reaching a League Final or being relegated to Division 2. Everything is set fare for what promises to be an exciting finish to the Allianz Football League Division 1 group phase with seven teams still with all to play for.
Kerry are likely to be missing key midfielder Diarmuid O’Connor for this crucial clash. The Na Gaeil club man injured his shoulder late in the game against Armagh on Saturday night. It is thought that O’Connor could miss Sunday’s game but should be ready for Kerry’s Munster Championship opener in just over four weeks time. Joe O’Connor is also an injury concern ahead of the Galway game. Jack O’Connor gave the latest update on Tom O’Sullivan and Sean O’Shea’s injury situations: "Tom is back running. Seán isn't. He just has a kind of a stubborn issue with his knee, but it is not major. I don't think it's going to keep him out of the Championship or anything but it's just stubborn settling down. It's a ligament issue. We're hoping that maybe in the next couple of weeks he'll get back on the field."
Kerry need to go to Salthill next Sunday and beat Galway to be certain of retaining their top flight status for another season. If Kerry lose, they will be reliant on events in Healy Park and the Athletic Grounds to see how Tyrone and Armagh do against Dublin and Derry respectively. Wins for Tyrone and Armagh, coupled with a Kerry loss would mean that Kerry will join Derry in Division 2 next year.
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Third straight defeat for Kerry FC
After the excitement of an opening victory over Finn Harps followed by a very good 0-0 draw away to Cobh Ramblers unfortunately Kerry FC lost their third game on the trot in Longford on Friday night.
This was both a disappointing result and a disappointing performance. It must be remembered that Longford were at the foot of the table going into the game and they had just been beaten 5-0 by Cobh Ramblers.
This was a game Kerry should win and on the evidence of what we saw on Friday night the players and the management must be kicking themselves that they threw away three points on the night.
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