Munster MFC Quarter-finals/Kerry 3-7 Tipperary 0-10:Patrick Curtin made Tipperary pay a heavy penalty for slack defending with two first-half goals to give holders Kerry entry to the semi-finals after a lively contest at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick.
Curtin fired to the net inside two minutes, and repeated the act on 19 minutes, to give his side a 2-2 to 0-2 advantage.
Alan Lonergan raised Tipperary hopes with the best point of the evening, but Kerry's response was immediate, John Buckley rattling the net from 15 yards.
KERRY: T Mac an tSaoir; D O'Sullivan, B Shanahan, D McElligott; M O'Shea, P Costelloe, B O'Leary; J Buckley (1-0), I Somers; B Walsh, J Doolan (0-1), T O'Sullivan (0-1); K Flynn (0-1), P Curtin (2-2), E Kennedy (0-2, frees). Subs: A O'Donoghue for B Walsh, A O'Reilly for T O'Sullivan.
TIPPERARY: C McMahon; J Coughlan, D O'Sullivan, K O'Riordan; P Acheson, D Lynch, C McDonald; P Murphy, J Cody; A Lonergan (0-3), S Carey (0-6, frees), C Buckley; C Sweeney (0-1), B O'Brien, K Walzer. Subs: P Horan for B O'Brien, P Leahy for D O'Sullivan, R Whelan for Walzer, C Sheehan for Sweeney.
Referee: R Moloney (Limerick).
