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Keeping David Clifford at bay is simply impossible. The Fossa man hauled 1-10 against Armagh last weekend and already has 1-4 this evening, 1-3 from play, but Niall Devlin’s block late in the half could give him confidence in the second period.

If Tyrone can limit Clifford in the next 35 minutes at least, it will give the Red Hands a chance but they will have to trim their wide count at the other end having struck seven in that first period.

Meanwhile, Malachy O’Rourke will be hoping his side can start to get more joy around the Kerry kickout. Shane Murphy is getting his restarts away too easily and the Kingdom have got possession from 13 of their 16 kickouts.

A really entertaining first half in this All-Ireland quarter-final sees Tyrone trailing Kerry by two points at the break.

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Paul Geaney chips over another 14-metre free for Kerry.

Niall Devlin has moved onto David Clifford since that earlier goal, and he has just got a vital nick on the Kerry talisman's latest effort.

Tyrone are patient in the attack that ensued thereafter and it ends in a score from wing-half back Michael McKernan.

David Clifford pops over a close-range free and Dylan Geaney quickly follows with another beautifully taken point.

He's been brilliant thus far alongside Clifford who has 1-4.

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Dylan Geaney pushes Kerry two in front but after a tremendous tackle at one end, Kieran McGeary is on hand to strike a monster two-point effort and bring Tyrone back level.

Brilliant passage of play from the 2021 Football of the Year.

Seanie O'Donnell drops his latest effort wide having hit an earlier point and that's now six wides for Tyrone with ten minutes to go in the first half.

Diarmuid O'Connor didn't get on the scoresheet against Armagh, but he opens his account here to put Kerry back in front.

Well he hasn't been accurarte as of yet from a dead ball, but Ethan Jordan lands a two-pointer from play for Tyrone to bring them level after that David Clifford goal.

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Cormac Quinn has been handed the unenviable task of marking David Clifford who now has 1-3 from four possessions.

That goal was just utter class into the top corner, there was nothing Niall Morgan could do.

The Tyrone response will be interesting here, they can't let this one slip away before half-time like Armagh did last week.

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Cormac Quinn hasn't been able to get a hand on David Clifford and the superstar Fossa forward has just finished to the net after the ball spilled out.

He was the first to react, got a yard of space and fired past Niall Morgan to make it 1-3 already through 20 minutes.

Kerry are back to within one as Paul Geaney puts on the brakes, come back onto his left foot and curls over the bar.

Ethan Jordan has now missed a 45 wide right. It's a wonder Niall Morgan isn't coming up to kick those after an earlier two-point free miss from the Eglish forward.

Huge turnover in defence from Tyrone again, and it ends in a Mattie Donnelly score but again from the kickout Kerry work the ball towards David Clifford and he powers past his marker to fist the ball over.

Three points for him with 15 minutes played.

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A couple of quick-fire scores from Eoin McElholm and Ronan Cassidy gives Tyrone a two-point lead.

The game is being played at a rapid pace. Michael McKernan has just dropped another effort short as the Red Hands looked to stretch their lead further.

Tyrone force the turnover on Joe O'Connor near the sideline, and the ball is worked to Seanie O'Donnell for the Trillick man to put Tyrone back in the lead, but David Clifford quickly responds to level for Kerry in a brilliant start to this quarter-final.

Niall Morgan stands tall to deny Paul Geaney, but following Ethan Jordan's point, Kerry win the long kickout, David Clifford chips the ball up and curls over to register his first score.

Jordan has since sliced a two-point free off the ground wide to the right-hand side through ten minutes in this one.

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Conn Kilpatrick responds for Tyrone with a colossal kick from outside the arc.

He then turns provider to set up Ethan Jordan and Tyrone's top scorer in the Championship splits the sticks.

After a quiet opening first five minutes, Paudie Clifford lands a two-point free off the deck.

In the absence of Seanie O'Shea, he has been practicing those kicks, and he is rewarded there.

Early effort from Tyrone's Ciaran Daly drifts wide while Hawk-Eye rules Paul Geaney's effort the wrong side of the post.

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