Kerry 2-15 Limerick 0-7:KERRY TROUNCED Limerick in the Munster minor football championship semi-final at Newcastle West last night. Gavin O'Grady finished with 1-6 to his credit, five of the points being frees.

The game was 25 seconds old when O’Grady scored Kerry’s first point. Danny Frewen leveled before O’Grady scored again.

It was level again after 12 minutes when midfielder Padraig Scanlon pointed a Limerick free.

Kerry then took over. O’Grady scored his third point and others followed from Eanna O’Connor, Garry O’Leary, Thomas Hickey (2), and O’Connor. Shaune Keane’s goal on half-time left Kerry 1-8 to 0-2 ahead at the break.

Kerry picked up where they left off in the second period, with O’Grady putting over two frees. O’Connor then added two from play before O’Grady scored a second goal for Kerry.

LIMERICK: J Greaney; S Reynolds, S O’Connor, B McCarthy; M O’Leary, J O’Meara, B O’Doherty; I Corbett, P Scanlon (0-4) ; B Noonan, M Brosnahan, P O’Donnell; J Lee, L Quinn, D Frewen (0-2). Subs: D Treacy for O’Donnell (27), K Brosnan for O’Doherty (ht), G O’Connor for Brosnahan (ht), S O’Donnell (0-1) for Scanlon (65).

KERRY: P McCarthy; P Kilkenny, D Culhane, F McNamara; J Walsh, L Bastible, J Hickson; D Somers, G Durrant; M Reen (0-1), T Hickey (0-2), G O’Leary (0-2); G O’Grady (1-6), S Keane (1-0), E. O’Connor (0-4). Subs: A Thompson for Walsh, (40), C O’Leary for Hickson, (50), B O’Dwyer for Somers (65), T Moriarty for Hickey (65), T Morley for O’Leary (65).

Referee: C Lane (Cork).