WOMEN'S FOOTBALL SEMI-FINAL Kerry 2-13 Tyrone 3-10:KERRY CAPTAIN Bernie Breen secured a replay for her team as the Kingdom and Tyrone fought out an epic TG4 All-Ireland women's senior football semi-final stalemate at Ballymahon, Longford, on Saturday. Breen rifled home a brilliant 56th minute goal as Kerry earned a richly-deserved second chance.

Kerry’s never-say-die attitude was in evidence more than once as they came from six points behind to draw level at half-time, 1-6 apiece, Sarah Connolly bagged Tyrone’s goal while Lorraine Scanlon replied for Kerry after 28 minutes. And Kerry’s battling qualities were shown again in the second half as they hit back from the concession of two goals.

Player-of-the-match Joline Donnelly, who shot 1-6, put Tyrone 2-6 to 1-6 ahead after half-time with a looping shot to the net.

But Kerry responded with a run of five unanswered points to lead by two before Mags O’Donoghue’s 43rd minute penalty was brilliantly saved by Tyrone goalkeeper Shannon Lynch.

Two minutes later Cathy Donnelly cracked home a terrific Tyrone goal. Now 3-6 to 1-11 clear, Tyrone went on to lead by three points but Kerry hit back to cut the lead to a single point, 1-13 to 3-8, with three minutes remaining.

A Gemma Begley free and Joline Donnelly’s sixth point pushed Tyrone three clear but the Breen’s magnificent strike in the 56th minute saved Kerry.

SCORERS: TYRONE: J Donnelly 1-6 (0-1f), C Donnelly 1-1, S Connolly 1-0, A O'Kane 0-1, C McGahan 0-1, G Begley 0-1f.

KERRY: L Ní Mhuircheartaigh 0-6f, L Scanlon 1-1, B Breen 1-1, S Houlihan 0-3f, L Galvin 0-1, P Dennehy 0-1.