Kerry1-12 Tipperary 2-7 . In truth the final scoreline is not a true reflection of the game as Kerry were always in control of the game. Tipperary got two late goals to make the scoreboard look better at the end . Tipperary started very nervously and were 1- 4 down after eight minutes . Kerry were on top in most sectors of the field . Billy Hewitt missed a glorious chance of a goal at a time when Tipperary need it , had that gone in we might have a differant result .Team P.Nolan,P Dalton,J Ryan,S Taylor,M Murphy,N O Meara.P O Meara ,K Seymour ,J O Callaghan, D Leahy, B Harkin,B Maher, L Boland, B Hewitt, L McGrath. subs used M O Sullivan for Murphy ,S Leahy for Seymore, K Kennedy, for N O Meara , C O Sullivan for J Ryan, S Power for B Maher L Treacy for D Leahy. Niall O meara received a bad facial injury in the second and is wished a speedy recovery