Kerry have qualified for the last 8 of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
They beat Cavan in Killarney 3-20 to 1-17.
For Kerry Tadhg Morley started in place of Mike Breen, with Tomas Kennedy drafted into the panel. The returning Diarmuid O'Connor went off injured in the inside 3 minutes. It was 2 points all after 5 minutes. Kerry very quickly opened up a 4 points gap, a David Clifford goal being followed by a Dylan Geaney point. That Clifford goal was all about the man himself as he worked his way in from the sideline to net. After Cavan had Niall Carolan black carded Gavin White spurned a goal chance and it remained 1-3 to 0-2 after 11 minutes. The next score did not arrive for a further 9 minutes, Conor Geaney putting over. David Clifford then scored a two pointer to make it 1-6 to 0-2. Clifford's second goal of the day came in the 23rd minute, having played a 1-2 with Paul Murphy. That put Kerry ten clear at 2-6 to 0-2. Two pointers from David Clifford and Sean O'Shea meant the Kingdom were ahead by 2-11 to 0-5 after 29 minutes. There was a ten point gap after the first half; 2-12 to 0-8.
11 minutes into the second period Kerry had extended their lead to 2-15 to 0-9. Cavan goaled in the 51st minute, Evan Crowe fisting home. By the midway stage of the half Cavan had reduced the gap to 6 at 2-15 to 1-12. Sean O'Shea put Kerry 7 up but Cavan got it back down to 4 at 2-16 to 1-15 with 11 minutes to go. 2 minutes later David Clifford had his hat trick of goals to give Kerry breathing space. A Cavan 2 pointer put 5 between the sides. It was 3-17 to 1-17 six minutes from time. Tomas Kennedy made his Senior Kerry debut 5 minutes from the end, and pointed 2 minutes later. Kerry won by 9.
Kerry captain Gavin White
Kerry manager Jack O'Connor
