Soccer: Samier goal settles Tralee derby
By: Murt Murphy

Denny Premier B:
TRALEE DYNAMOS 1, TRALEE CELTIC 0

TRALEE Dynamos got back to league action when they faced Tralee Celtic in a rearranged Denny Premier B game at Cahermoneen on Sunday and they emerged with their long unbeaten record intact.

However, it was victory at a price as Dynamos keeper Derek O’Shea was shown the red card after the game and with reserve keeper Tim Cotter unavailable it looks as if they face a major problem ahead of their trip to Tipperary next Sunday in the Munster Junior Cup.

Tralee Celtic have been going through a sticky patch of late but raised their game against a side who have not suffered a defeat in over two years in the league.

Celtic can thank Kerry U-21 keeper Dermot Ragget who produced some remarkable saves on a day where his side defended very well and contained the league champions with some spirited defending on a heavy surface.

Dynamos took the lead in the 25th minute when Mark Fitzgerald and Damien Diggins did the approach work and when the ball came back out Samier hit it on the half volley to the roof of the Celtic net, giving Raggett no chance.

Both sides created chances in the opening half but the finishing was not top drawer. Celtic played only Fergal Moynihan up front for most of the game and counter attacked well but Cassidy and O’Rahilly did well at the back for Dynamos.

Conditions and some tenacious tackling by Celtic meant that the game was always going to be tight. O’Shea was called into action on a couple of occasions in the second half as Celtic threatened to score saving from O’Connell, Gerry Lynch and Moynihan on two occasions.

The effort seemed have taken its toll on Celtic as Dynamos finished the stronger in the final 15 minutes when they went close to increasing their lead.

Diggins and then Adrian McHugh should have scored, and then substitute Edward Duggan got inside the Celtic cover and he normally puts that type of a chance away but he missed as well. Still, Dynamos hung on for a narrow win but the performance as not up to what they normally produce. For their part, Tralee Celtic have 17 points and this should be more than enough to keep them in the top flight.

�œTralee Dynamos travel to North Tipperary next Sunday hoping to make it to the last eight of the Munster Junior Cup with the prospect of home tie against either Fairview or St Michaels being the carrot awaiting the winner.

However, they will have to find a new goalkeeper as they after Derek O’Shea moment of madness sees him suspended for that match.

Tralee Dynamos: D O’Shea, K McCannon, D Crotty, E Cassidy, M O’Rahilly, B Stack, M Fitzgerald, V Samier, J White, A McHugh, D Diggins. Subs: M Lynch for K McCannon, E Duggan for J White.

Tralee Celtic: D Raggett, A Hartnett, R Walsh, M Lucey, J O’Regan, L O’Connell, D O’Keeffe, B O’Donoghue, Gary Lynch, Gerry Lynch, F Moynihan. Subs: C Daly for Gary Lynch, B Leahy for B O’Donoghue.

Referee: T Kerrisk