03 December 2007 Gael Power strikes again Share this Article 0 0 0 Shares! 0 Shares! Gael Power Strikes again Hail, wind, Rain or Sun it seems Southern Gaels can’t be matched no matter what the weather throws up. The Southerns landed their eight title of note from the year past as they added the County Minor crown to their Senior County championship and Feile All Ireland titles. In trying conditions they simply had too much fire power for CastleIsland who got the tonic start inside three minutes when Kerry underage star Lorraine Scanlon struck for her side’s only goal. The Gaels weren’t long in responding as they swept down field in the ninth minute and Sinead “Carney” O’Sullivan raised their opening green flag in the greasy conditions. The pattern of play suggested little would separate the sides until an untimely error handed the winners the initative as Marie Curran’s thunderous drive was fumbled to the net after her original shot was parried. That gave Southern Gaels the impetus to push on and they led by 2-5 to 1-4 at half time. It was one way traffic in the second half as the winners defence marshalled the Desmonds strikeforce to such effect that they were limited to just one further score. The South Kerry girls embarked on a scoring spree as Karen O’Neill, Louise O’Shea added goals while Sinead “Carney” O’Sullivan and Marie Curran both grabbed their second goals of the game. The Gaels eased to victory despite the best efforts of Lorraine Scanlon and Aisling Leonard for CastleIsland as the all conquering South Kerry side pinched the season’s final silverware. Southern Gaels are the benchmark for any Kerry club as they set the standards both on and off the field and their organization, commitment, energy and drive behind each of their sides is something to admire. As one of their seasoned Senior players said during the year “We don’t play for fun, we play to win!!” List of Titles won by Southern Gaels in 2007 U-13 County championship U-14 league winners U-14 Feile All Ireland Winners U-15 county championship U-16 plate winners, B championship Minor County championship Senior League winners Senior County championship Share this Article 0 0