Minute by minute

FIRST HALF

1- Tipperary get off to an absolutely cracking star t when Jimmy Feehan scythes his way through the Kerry defence and slots low and hard beneath Brian Kelly for a goal

3- Paul Geaney serves an early notice of intent with a beautifully taken score

6- Michael Quinlivan slots a free to keep Tipperary in contention / Donnchadh Walsh feeds Paul Geaney for his second of the day

8- Killian Young makes a lungbusting run into enemy territory and finishes it with a point (he did the something similar against Clare in the semi-final)

9- Geaney feeds Darran O’Sullivan who has a goal chance that he doesn’t ultimately avail of

11- Bryan Sheehan points a free in his trademark style

14- Tipperary marksman Kevin O’Halloran gets up and running with a well-taken point

16- O’Halloran soon follows up with a second. Tipperary had four scoring oppor tunities up to then and availed of them all

17- Brian Ó Beaglaoich, Donnchadh Walsh and Tadhg Morley combine to set up Paul Murphy for a goal chance. The Rathmore man still has a lot to do, shrugging off a couple of defenders before planting it confidently in the back of Evan Comerford’s goal

20- Having suffered a suspected shoulder injury Colm Cooper is replaced by Mikey Geaney for Kerry

25- Shane Enright assists Darran O’Sullivan for a point

26- Kerry pretty much wrap proceedings up when Paul Geaney claims a cross field ball by his cousin Mikey. The Dingle man dips and turns his man and makes straight for goal, making no mistake with the finish. Kerry are now five points clear with Tipperary badly struggling to gain a foothold in the game

27- Murphy compliments his goal with a well-taken point

31- Bryan Sheehan converts his second free of the day

33- From right in front of the sticks Kevin O’Halloran points a free to make it a six point game at half-time Half-time: Kerry 2-7 Tipperary 1-4

SECOND HALF

38- Bryan Sheehan points his third free

40- Donnchadh Walsh sets up Stephen O’Brien for a goal-scoring oppor tunity, the Kenmare man’s effor t, however, is high and over the bar

42- O’Halloran points a for ty five for his side

44- Quinlivan claims ahead of his man, turns and fashions a really good goal-scoring chance. Brian Kelly is equal to it and sends it out for a for ty five, which Tipp fail to take advantage of

45- David Moran replaces Kieran Donaghy / Jonathan Lyne replaces Brian Ó Beaglaoich

46- Geaney scores a beautiful point from play. The guy is on fire

47- Just how on fire was proven moments later when taking a pass from Moran he turned his man and made direct for goal before finishing decisively

48- Barry John Keane replaces Darran O’Sullivan

49- Quinlivan assists rampaging wing-back Robbie Kiely for a badly needed goal for Tipperary

50- Kevin O’Halloran points another free

52- Philip Austin assits O’Halloran for his sole point from play of the game

56- Josh Keane picks up a black card (he’s later replaced by Shane O’Connor) and Bryan Sheehan conver ts the resultant free / James O’Donoghue comes into the Kerry side in place of Stephen O’Brien

59- James O’Donoghue quickly gets back in his stride pointing a free

61- Quinlivan points from play as Tippeary bid to keep it respectable on the scoreboard / Alan Moloney replaces Philip Austin

62- Mikey Geaney gets on the score-sheet with a lovely point 63- Quinlivan conver ts a free 65- O’Donoghue scores a point from play to get one of the biggest cheers of the game / Anthony Maher replaces Kerry captain Bryan Sheehan

66- Donnchadh Walsh assists Barry John Keane for a point from play / Mar tin Dunne replaces George Hannigan

68- O’Donoghue, showing, few signs of rustiness converts a second free

70- Shane Leahy replaces Colm O’Shaughnessy for Tippeary

70+1- Alan Moloney points for Tipperary

70+2- James O’Donoghue rounds out the game’s scoring by conver ting a third free. In a little over fifteen minutes on the pitch he secured for himself a haul of four points Full-time: Kerry 3-17 Tipperary 2-10