Killoe boss Luke Dempsey cut a happy figure after his side booked their place in the Longford SFC quarter-finals.
Killoe made it three wins from three when they brushed aside Carrickedmond 17 points to seven on Sunday. The win made it three from three for Killoe, having beaten Colmcille and Rathcline previously.
“The main thing was to get through to the quarter-final” explained Dempsey, “all these groups are so unpredictable”.
Killoe made short work of Carrickedmond side. Leading 11 points to two at half-time before cruising to a 17 points to seven win.
“Day three of the championship in a group like this, is turning day for some clubs” explaind Dempsey. “Carrickedmond are a tough outfit and well coached. So that first half performance I was really happy with”.
While the first-half performance was excellent, the second-half performance was ragged. Killoe hitting numerous wides and recording a disallowed goal for a square-ball.
“If we were a point or two down, I don’t think Mickey Quinn would have squared the ball to Ciaran Donohoe. It gave the umpire a doubt in his head” explained Dempsey.
“It was a perfect goal in my opinion, but I’m more concerned about the injury to James Moran” added Dempsey. Moran leaving the field on a stretcher with a suspected knee injury.
Killoe sit atop group two of the Peter Hanley Motors Longford SFC. They’re two remaining games in the group stage are meetings with Mullinalaghta and Abbeylara. However, Killoe have already booked a quarter-final place.
“You take every match in preparation and I’m learning about them every week we play” declared Dempsey, who admitted he wants his side to make five wins from five.
“There is no tougher game to learn about you’re players than the rematch of the league final against Mullinalaghta” concluded Dempsey.
