Kerry keeper Shane Ryan's shines out the field for Rathmore in All-Ireland Intermediate title win

Rathmore (Kerry) 1-11 Galbally Pearses (Tyrone) 0-11

Six months after helping Kerry to All-Ireland senior football success, Shane Ryan returned to Croke Park in club colours and secured another precious piece of silverware at the intermediate grade with Rathmore.

All-Star goalkeeper Ryan plays outfield for his club and proved a terrific asset in attack again, registering 1-03 and hitting the 23rd minute goal that ultimately separated the teams after a typically full blooded encounter between the Kerry and Tyrone champions.

Fittingly, with Galbally battling back and chasing possession from the very last kick-out to potentially conjure an equalising goal, Ryan rose highest and fetched superbly with the full-time whistle blowing shortly after.

Rathmore were seven points clear with just seven minutes of normal time remaining but were pushed all the way by Paddy Crozier's side.

It was a doubly impressive comeback from the Ulster champions as they were reduced to 14 players in the 51st minute when midfielder Enda McGarrity was black carded.

They will ultimately rue missed goal chances which fell to McGarrity in the first-half and then Daniel Kerr with five minutes to go.

Rathmore are the seventh Kerry team to win the intermediate club championship and the success caps a double win for Kingdom teams on the day in front of 8,123.

After the chaos of the ending to the earlier junior final, this was a little more sedate and panned out upon more predicted lines, Rathmore edging the opening half to take a 1-05 to 0-04 interval lead.

With veteran Aidan O'Mahony togged out and sitting among the subs, the Kingdom representatives looked to a current Kerry player, Ryan, for inspiration in attack.

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