When Seán O’Shea’s superb free-kick salvaged victory for Kerry over Dublin in the All-Ireland semi-final, it was the first time in a decade that they’d won a Championship game by a single point.
The previous occasion was a qualifier against Westmeath in Mullingar in 2012, what proved to be the last season of Jack O’Connor’s second stint as Kerry manager.
Struggling for form and trailing by six points at one stage in the second half, Kerry found a way to win, as they invariably did in tight games back then.
