Minute by minute

FIRST HALF

1- David Tubridy gets Clare up and running with a well taken point 5- Tubridy doubles his and Clare’s tally with another well executed score

6- Eoin Cleary scores the game’s first free, striking confidently off the ground

10 - Kerry, in a small spot of early bother, look to the inspirational figure of Peter Crowley to make a brilliant run through the cover. The Laune Rangers man fed Paul Geaney who converted for Kerry’s first point of the game

13 - James O’Donoghue converted a free 15 - Donnchadh Walsh fouls Keelan Sexton for a penalty, earning for himself an early yellow card. Tubridy stepped up to take the penalty and struck hard and high to Brian Kelly’s left. No chance

17 - Jamie Malone scores a fine point from play to push Clare five points clear

19 - O’Donoghue converts a free 21 - O’Donoghue converts a free 24 - Geaney converts a free

25 - O’Donoghue converts a free 26 - Anthony Maher plays an absolute peach of a through ball into James O’Donoghue who taps over confidently to level the game up

32 - Maher plays another great ball into O’Donoghue. This time O’Donoghue spies Walsh on the other side of the goal and plays a ball across the face of goal, but Joe Hayes is equal to it and, while Barry John Keane claims the rebound, nothing came of it

34 - Donnchadh Walsh gets his marching orders for a second yellow card offence. The Cromane man fouled Martin McMahon

35 (+1) - The Kingdom gain the lead for the first time with a Paul Geaney free

35 (+2) - Clare level it up right at the death with a brilliant point by wing-back Ciarán Russell

Half-time - Clare 1-5, Kerry 0-8

SECOND HALF

Stephen O’Brien replaces Barry John Keane at the break 35 - Clare reclaim their lead early in the half with a well- taken free from the reliable number thirteen Eoin Cleary

37 - Cathal O’Connor converts a long range free to double Clare’s advantage

38 - Kevin McCarthy assists Stephen O’Brien for a tonic point for the Kingdom

40 - Cleary converts another free 42 - Paul Geaney converts his second of the game from play

43 - A glorious opportunity for Clare not taken. At the end of a wonderful move Jamie Malone got into position to strike for goal, but heartbreakingly for the Banner his effort cannons back off the crossbar.

44 - Jack Savage replaces Kevin McCarthy

45 - Peter Crowley assists the impressive Mikey Geaney for a well-earned point from play

46 - Jack Barry assists O’Donoghue for another point from play

48 - Kerry fashion a second goal-scoring opportunity. This time O’Donoghue fed O’Brien who in turn found Paul Geaney, whose effort came off the angle of post and crossbar / O’Donoghue points from play

49 - Cian O’Dea replaces Shane Brennan for Clare / Jack Savage assists Anthony Maher for a point from distance

52 - O’Donoghue points from play 53 - After a period of sustained Kerry pressure Clare get back on the board with a brilliant effort from talisman David Tubridy

55 - John Hayes replaces Pearse Lillis

56 - Jonathan Lyne replaces Mikey Geaney

57 - Cleary points a free

60 - Kieran Donaghy replaces Maher / O’Donoghue converts a free 63 - Bryan Sheehan replaces Barry and in his first act on the pitch sends over a free confidently to give Kerry a four point lead

66 - Eoghan Collins replaces Kevin Harnett

67 - Kerry finally make the breakthrough on Joe Hayes’ goal and thanks to a brilliant, jinking, individual effort by Stephen O’Brien

68 - Kerry captain Johnny Buckley makes his first appearance of the season in the green and gold replacing Paul Geaney

70 - Shane Enright gets up for a point / Gearóid O’Brien replaces Cathal O’Connor

70 (+2) - Cleary points from play for Clare

70 (+3) - Cleary rounds out the scoring

Full-time - Clare 1-12, Kerry 1-18