Offaly 4-20 Kerry 0-8:OFFALY eased to a 24-pt win over Kerry at Tullamore. Two goals in the space of three minutes by Shane Dooley, and a third by Daniel Currams, put Offaly into a 3-4 to 0-0 lead by the 14th minute.
Kerry responded with seven unanswered points over the next 20 minutes, five from Shane Brick.Offaly led 3-6 to 0-7 at the break but outscored their rivals 1-14 to 0-1 in the second period.
OFFALY: B Mullins; D Franks, B OMeara, S Wynne; K Brady (0-2), G Oakley, P. Cleary; R Hanniffy, M Verney; B Carroll (0-3), C Horan, D Molloy (0-2); S Dooley (2-5, two frees, one 65), J Bergin (0-2), D Currams (2-4). Subs: C Hernon for Wynne (21), D Morkan for Molloy (48), C Parlon for Verney (50), M Egan (0-1) for Carroll (52), J Brady (0-1) for Horan (55), C. Coughlan for Hanniffy (64).
KERRY: J Healy; M Hanafin, A Healy, J McCarthy; E Fitzgerald, T Murnane, J Fitzgerald (0-2); J Casey, J Griffin; E Sheehy, S Brick (0-6, three frees). B Brick; M Conway, P Flaherty, R Kenny. Subs: S Young for Kenny (ht), J Godley for E Fitzgerald (ht), A Ryall for Conway (60).
Referee: J Owens (Wexford).
