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All-Ireland Senior Football Final 2005

Match Tracker from RTE.ie...

 

70 + 3 mins: Mick Monahan blows the whistle and Tyrone fans flood the pitch to hail their Sam Maguire Cup winning heroes.

70 + 2mins: A bout of fisticuffs erupts on the sideline and a free-kick ensues. The game has become frantic and shapeless with Kerry pursuing the goal the need but Tyrone's defending proving resolute.

70mins + 1mins: Sean Cavanagh gets a yellow card for launching in on Gooch Cooper who was running at full tilt. Mike Frank Russell drops the free-kick short.

69mins: Stephen O'Neill gets a yellow card for a foul. The tension is ratched up as four minutes of injury time is announced.

68mins: Philip Jordan finds massive gaps in the Kerry half-back line before poking it over the bar to establish a three-point gap.

67mins: Seamus Moynihan is replaced by Eamon Fitzmaurice and Brian Sheehan replaces Paul Galvin in the Kerry team.

66mins: McGuigan picks up a yellow card for a foul.

65mins: Brian McGuigan knocks over a point from directly in front of the posts as Kerry fail to control the ball after a Tyrone attack breaks down.

64mins: Gooch, with jeers and boos ringing in his ears, sticks over a great free which was won when Darren O'Sullivan was dragged back by Chris Lawn.

63mins: Canavan shows his experience, playing for a free that is converted from an impossibly tight angle by Stephen O'Neill.

60mins: Gooch makes it a one-point game from a free as Darren O'Sullivan replaces Dara Ó Cinnéide for his championship debut.

59mins: Canavan's presence on the pitch tells once again as he drops over a great score practically from the endline.

57mins: Darragh Ó Sé misses a fantastic chance to level the game.

58mins: Kerry drag themselves back in contention with a great goal as a direct attack finds Eoin Brosnan whose initial shot is blocked, but the ball pops out to Tomás Ó Sé who drills a fearsome shot to the net.

56mins: Davy Harte rattles off Tyrone's second wide in quick succession after Owen Mulligan misses a difficult shot.

54mins: Canavan returns to the pitch, replacing Enda McGinley.

52mins: Darragh Ó Sé points for Kerry to stop the game running away from the champions.

52mins: Mulligan converts a free after Paul Galvin - who is on a yellow card - commits a foul.

49mins: Stephen O'Neill makes it a four-point gap as their battle-experience seems to be making all the difference with the Kingdom fading.

48mins: Chris Lawn comes on for the injured Joe McMahon.

47mins: A Kerry attack breaks down and once again Tyrone seem to have domination of the midfield. This time, though, Sean Cavanagh's kick comes back off the post.

45mins: Kerry surrender the ball in midfield and it proves costly as it is brought straight down the pitch for Stephen O'Neill to restore his side's three-point lead.

43mins: Kerry's Liam Hassett goes off for Mike Frank Russell.

41mins: Ó Cinnéide converts the free.

40mins: Gooch and Brosnan exchange passes and Brosnan advances on goal only to be fouled - just outside the square - by Joe McMahon, who recieves a kick to the back of the leg and a yellow card for his troubles.

39mins: Paul Galvin picks up a yellow card as he went in late on Philip Jordan. Stephen O'Neill's free-kick hops back off the upright and falls to Mulligan who, under pressure from a swarm of Kerry backs, fists over for a point.

37mins: Gooch opens the second-half as he opened the first, drifting off Ryan McMenamin to point well.

35mins: Tyrone's Joe McMahon goes down injured under a heavy challenge from Owen Brosnan.

35mins: Changes for Tyrone as Colin Holmes comes in for Peter Canavan. Holmes goes into the midfield.

35 +3 mins: Mick Monaghan blows the half-time whistle.

35 + 2mins: Darragh Ó Sé responds with a super point on the run with two Tyrone backs bearing down on him.

35 + 1mins: McGuigan continues the Tyrone comeback as McGuigan sticks over an excellent point.

35 + 1mins: Tyrone rock the Kingdom with a minute of injury gone as Owen Mulligan brilliantly catches the ball directly in front of Paul Galvin and lays off to the inrushing Peter Canavan to drill past a flailing Diarmuid Murphy.

33mins: The Kingdom, however, waste the chance to take the lead with a wide, their fourth of the game.


32mins: Gooch, who has been quiet since his eye injury, skillfully beats the Tyrone backs to level it for Kerry.

31mins: Stephen O'Neill this time points the free and Tyrone take the lead. Kerry, meanwhile, haven't scored since the 16th minute and seem to be rattled by Tyrone's comeback.

30mins: Seamus Moynihan gets a yellow card for a cynical tackle on Brian Dooher.

28mins: A scuffle on the pitch results in Brian McGuigan running into William Kirby's outstretched fist and dropping to the ground. Kirby gets a yellow card. Off the ball, Owen Mulligan and Peter Canavan tussle with Tom O'Sullivan. An element of indiscipline has entered the game.

26mins: From just past the half-way line Dooher steps up to shoot over a massive point to level the match.

25mins: Tyrone weather the Kerry storm and McGuigan squeezes over a brilliant score from a seemingly impossible angle.

22mins: Dara Ó Cinnéide's long free appears to stray wide but Brosnan rises to fist just wide as Tyrone's backs seem to still be struggling with the Kerry forwards.

21mins: Owen Mulligan converts the free resulting from Dooher's injury. The gap is down to two points.

20mins: Brian Dooher injures his ankle in a tussle with Seamus Moynihan as the Kerry man treads on the Tyrone man by accident.

17mins: Peter Canavan's hard work finds a pass to Brian McGuigan who drills the ball inches wide of the Kerry post, spurning a gilt-edged chance to level the game.

16mins: Some rapid Kerry passing out of defence finds Eoin Brosnan who kicks a massive point as Tyrone seem to be chasing shadows.

15mins: Kerry are dropping a lot of long ball in on the Tyrone full back line who still seem to be struggling to contain Kerry attacks.

12mins: Marc Ó Sé misses a very kickable point having done some good work to get into a scoring position.

11mins: Liam Hasset gets a yellow card for the foul on Dooher and Stephen O'Neill misses the ensuing free-kick.


9mins: Gooch Cooper drops to the ground in front of the Tyrone goal with what looks like an eye injury. Seconds later Brian Dooher is caught high by Liam Hassett. Mick Monahan consults with his umpires as Gooch receives attention but no action follows.

8mins: Brosnan hits the game's first wide with a poor kick from just in front of the posts as Tyrone seem to be struggling to cope with the Kerry forwards.

7mins: The sides go score-for-score as Owen Mulligan knocks over a good point for Tyrone.

6mins: Kerry answer with a sucker punch. Gooch receives the ball from a seemingly innocuous pass into the forward-line and instantly fists over his shoulder to Dara Ó Cinnéide who slots it to the net.

5min: Mellon pops up on the other side to score a better point as Tyrone seem to overcome their matchday nerves.

4min: Ryan Mellon receives the ball after some composed Tyrone midfield play and strikes over the bar.

3min: Kerry enjoying the best of the opening exchanges as Eoin Brosnan takes a wonderful point from the same side as Gooch's first.

2min: Colm 'Gooch' Cooper sends a fine point over the bar to open his and Kerry's account.

3.30: Kildare referee Mick Monahan throws in on a bright and sunny day in Croke Park in the 116th All-Ireland final.

 

 

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