Downes rescues Limerick
May 10, 2007
Limerick and Kerry must replay their Munster MFC semi-final after Colm Downes' last-gasp point earned the Shannonsiders a 0-11 to 2-5 draw at the Gaelic Grounds on Wednesday night, May 9.
The replay has been fixed for Tralee on Saturday at 3.30pm. The Kingdom made a dream start when Patrick Curtin goaled after just 20 seconds. Surprisingly, the visitors were not to score again until midway through the half when James Doolin pointed.
In between, county senior panelist Ian Ryan converted a hat-trick of frees to bring Limerick level and a further point from Cormac Power left the sides deadlocked on 0-4 to 1-1 at the break.
Kerry had opened up a 1-5 to 0-5 lead before Eoin Kennedy looked to have settled the issue with a second goal 15 minutes from the end. But Limerick refused to throw in the towel and scores from Gerry O'Toole and Bobby O'Brien had reduced the deficit to the minimum before Downes' equalizer arrived in injury-time.
Scorers - Kerry: P Curtin and E Kennedy 1-1 each, J Doolan 0-2, A O'Reilly 0-1. Limerick: I Ryan 0-4, C Downes 0-3, C Power 0-2, G O'Toole and B O'Brien 0-1 each.
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