Rapid start to the second half killed off the contest as Kerry clinch an All-Ireland semi-final berth against Meath
were the inaugural recipients of the new Noel Walsh Cup to mark their 31st Munster U20 football title, sealed with a six-point victory overIn front of 2,718 fans at a sun-splashed Austin Stack Park, the Kingdom’s rapid start to the second half killed this contest and clinched an All-Ireland semi-final berth against Meath.
It was summed up by Hugh O’Connor being blocked down for a potential 1-2 in the first half. Captain Rob Stack, Dara O’Callaghan, and Maidhcí Lynch produced the vital interventions, the latter to deny a goal. It was 0-5 to 0-1 at the end of the first quarter and from there to the break, the sides evenly split eight points.O’Connor snapped a smart score, Dara Sheedy booted one off his left, and Rory O’Shaughnessy broke through for another.
They created two more goal chances but Eddie Healy was bumped off the first and Gearóid Evans zipped the next just over the bar. Added to a Dillon brace, Kerry led by 10; 1-12 to 0-5.
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