Eamonn Fitzmaurice was delighted with Kerry's response to their heavy defeat by Cork against Donegal yesterday.

A week after they were hammered 2-9 to 3-17 by the Rebels, the All-Ireland champions got back to winning ways by edging Donegal in a repeat of last year's All-Ireland final.

"It was important that we responded today, because, you know, we were disappointed with the way we played in Páirc Uí Rinn last week. Cork were a good bit better than us, and they gave us a right trimming, really," the Kerry manager told RTE.

"So it was important for us to react, and thankfully we reacted, and we got two points on the board against a very good Donegal side."

Fitzmaurice felt Kerry's two second half goals came at the right time.

"We needed both of them. I think Barry John (Keane's) came at a time when we had a good bit of possession but we weren't converting it into chances. And thankfully we got the goal at just the right time. And David (Moran's) penalty, obviously, then, was well taken.

"And it just gave us that bit of breathing space, which we needed at the end after Donegal got their goal."

 

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