Dublin pulled off a hugely unlikely comeback in Tralee on Saturday night, beating Kerry by a single point, 0-19 to 1-15.
The Dubs trailed Kerry by eleven points at the break but the class of Seán Bugler, coupled with a pair of clutch two-pointers from Lorcan O'Dell brought Dublin level in the dying minutes.
A score from Luke Breathnach sparked massive celebrations amongst the travelling support as a very young Dublin team capped a memorable win far from home.
Smash and grab for Dublin in Tralee!
Two huge Lorcan O'Dell two-pointers proved vital as the Dubs overturned a 1-12 to 0-04 halftime deficit on a windy night.
Kerry have now lost two straight at home. pic.twitter.com/bJkzknDcAe— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) February 15, 2025
Kerry made a dominant start at Austin Stack Park with a fierce wind in their favour, going into the break 12 points to the good at 1-12 to 0-04.
The Kingdom used the gusts to their favour in kicking two-pointer's, Sean O'Shea putting them 0-05 to 0-01 up from distance before Brian Ó Beaglaoich did the same.
O'Shea added his second, before another attempt from Ó Beaglaoich dropped short causing chaos for Dublin goalkeeper Evan Comerford.
The ball fell to Paul Geaney, who shimmied and found the net to get the first goal of the game.
Paul Geaney with the only goal of the opening half between Kerry and Dublin 👏
The Kingdom lead 1-12 to 0-04 at the break 😲pic.twitter.com/LbZBliVVNv
— Balls.ie (@ballsdotie) February 15, 2025
However Dublin had the wind on their side in the second half and they slowly chipped away at that Kerry lead.
Given the long list of Dublin greats who have stepped aside this year - Brian Fenton, Paul Mannion, Jack McCaffrey, Michael Fitzsimmons, James McCarthy to name but five - this was always going to be a difficult fixture for Dessie Farrell's young team.
And it's a victory that will fill them with massive confidence.
Man of the match Seán Bugler had plenty of praise for his teammates after the game and called the victory a "stepping stone"
Seán Bugler is man of the match and is 'relieved' they managed to claw back the 11 point deficit at the half-time mark.
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https://t.co/9OcRaZbWP0 pic.twitter.com/p7HI5Zukw3— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) February 15, 2025
It's a hugely disappointing result for Kerry, who only have two points from three games, having lost at home last week to Donegal.
David Clifford was introduced for his first action of 2025 in the 50th minute but did not score.
