Munster Under-21 FC Semi-final/ Kerry 4-17 Tipperary 2-5: Kerry swamped Tipperary in a disappointing Munster under-21 football semi-final at Kilmallock last night.

Tipperary's Patrick Hally opened the scoring, but by the end of the quarter they were behind 2-2 to 0-1 with Declan Quill and Éanna Kavanagh claiming Kerry's goals.

Pádraig Sheehan added to Tipperary's problems with a third goal in the 20th minute but just before half-time Brian Coen pulled a goal back for Tipperary.

Tipp had their hopes raised when Tony Doyle finished to the net to make it 3-8 to 2-2 but Kerry were not finished and had a fourth goal from Ross Donovan.With 15 minutes remaining Tipperary trailed 4-12 to 2-3 before Quill and DJ Fleming had the last say with a string of points.

KERRY: S Clifford, N Lynch, E Lawlor, F Griffin, P Sheehan (1-0), C O'Connor, E Kavanagh (1-0), S Scanlon, P Kelly, R Donovan, (1-4), D O'Sullivan, M Collins (0-1), D Quill (1-7), C Cooper (0-2), DJ Fleming (0-3) Subs: K Donaghy for Scanlon, D Walsh for Cooper, R McAuliffe for Sullivan.

TIPPERARY: B Enright, N Sheehan, P King, P O'Flaherty, P Halley (0-1), R Costigan, J Hassett, D Byron (0-1), D O'Brien, D Hickey, P McCarthy, D McKeogh, T Doyle (1-0), B Coen (1-0), S McKeogh (0-1). Subs: J McGrath for Byron, T Maher for Hickey, D Peters (0-2) for D McKeogh, P O'Mahony for McCarthy, J Dunne for Hassett.

Referee: J Geaney (Cork)