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Published 18:08 28 Aug 2021 BST
Updated 18:11 28 Aug 2021 BST
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"This goes down as rank stupidity, to be quite honest," Spillane declared. "Paul Geaney does great work, gets around his man, has an open goal - gets around two men! - an open goal and instead of kicking it in, he decides to pass it to Stephen O'Brien, who is standing INSIDE the square.""I'd blame Stephen O'Brien on that," Ciarán Whelan interjected. "I wouldn't be blaming Geaney!" [caption id="attachment_235011" align="aligncenter" width="1280"]
David Moran wins possession from the throw in during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-final match between Kerry and Tyrone at Croke Park. (Photo by Ray McManus/Sportsfile)[/caption]
Extra time began with Tadhg Morley coming on and Paul Geaney lacing back up the boots, but with David Clifford seated on the sideline. Tyrone struck first, and second, through Cathal McShane.
If Kerry had a hillock to overcome, McKenna's second goal, after some haphazard Kerry defending, made it a mountain.
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Conor McKenna of Tyrone celebrates his second goal. (Photo by Brendan Moran/Sportsfile)[/caption]
Tyrone eased off the throttle, though, and a fine Paul Murphy point cut the deficit to four points.
As the first half wound down, Diarmuid O'Connor's point left it as a three-point game, but McShane was not finished yet. He pointed from play but a Mattie Donnelly foul gave O'Shea an easy free. Over it went and it was 3-14 to 0-20 with 10 minutes to play.
O'Connor pointed again, after a short break, and Geaney then swung over a peach of a score. It was suddenly a one-point game with only five minutes to play.
Tyrone rallied, for the umpteenth time, and McKenna's burst for goal found a Kerry paw, getting Tyrone a 45. Niall Morgan chewed up all the remaining time with his dead-ball kick. His kick was wide but Kerry were way down the pitch with time running out.
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