David Clifford delivered yet another inspirational performance as Fossa powered into the Kerry intermediate football final.
Fossa caused a huge upset doing the "unthinkable" to beat one of the powerhouses of club football in the county Austin Stacks on penalties following a thrilling encounter.
Stacks, who have won the title thirteen times, were relegated to the intermediate grade last year and would've been hoping for a swift return to the top tier.
Clifford and his side had other ideas however.
The 24-year-old was in top-form once again as he kicked thirteen points including three frees during the game.
Amongst his points was this superb effort that was pointed with the game in the dying moments of the second period of extra-time ultimately taking the game to spot kicks.
David Clifford with such a stupendously good equaliser at the end of extra-time, before Fossa went on to beat Stacks on penalties and reach the Kerry IFC final - fantastic that the likes of @clubber are capturing these moments in high quality 🎥 pic.twitter.com/xXgYYYdtrp
— Tommy Rooney (@TomasORuanaidh) September 10, 2023
Clifford was integral in the build-up before scoring despite having three Stacks men keeping close company.
Fossa then went onto score three penalties, one of which was scored by Clifford, with Austin Stacks only scoring two thanks to the heroics of Shane O'Sullivan in goal who saved three efforts.
There was jubilant scenes when victory was clinched as the players raced to celebrate with O'Sullivan.
David Clifford is loving it after kicking 0-13 (0-3 frees) and scoring a pen in the shoot-out as Fossa beat Austin Stacks in club semi.
🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/PfHf7I8LBq— Niall McIntyre (@NiallMcintyre) September 10, 2023
Just two years ago Austin Stacks were crowned county senior champions, while in the same year Fossa were knocked out at the last eight stage of the premier junior grade.
Having won the premier junior title last year, they went onto win the provincial and All-Ireland titles at junior level.
The team has very much continued their upward trajectory throughout the current club season.
Fossa have shown great resilience and spirit en route to the final, also needing to go beyond sixty minutes to prevail in their quarter-final against Castleisland Desmond's last weekend, which they won after extra-time.
They will face Milltown/Castlemaine in the final. The 2012 All-Ireland intermediate club champions defeated Killarney Legion by three points this afternoon to book their place in the decider.
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