Kerry reached the final of the Munster minor football championship at Cusack Park, Ennis, last evening with a deserved win over Clare.

In a fast moving opening half, both sides exchanged scores and only a couple of points separated the sides at the interval. However, Kerry took control for the first quarter of the second half and looked like overwhelming the opposition. To their credit, Clare fought back but there was no denying the drive of the winners.

KERRY: H Bowden; S Cremins, D Donegan, G Walsh; C O'Connor, P Costello, G Wrenne; M Finn, B Guiney; J O'Neill 0-1, T Kennelly 0-5, J O'Connor; M O Se, R O'Connor 0-5, DJ Fleming 0-3. Sub: D Long 0-2 for O Se.

CLARE: L Griffin; T McGann, A Keane, M Kelly; D McMahon, T Madigan, N Considine; J McInerney, R Forde; D Monaghan (0-1), R Finn, S Madigan (0-2); B Fitzpatrick (0-1), S Hickey (0-3), J Keane.

Referee: D Geaney (Cork).