Kerry 1-23

Cork 1-13

It may have been a dead-rubber game, but Kerry still had reason to celebrate after recording what is believed to be their first-ever competitive victory over Cork in senior hurling at Austin Stack Park.

The Rebels paid the price for fielding a very inexperienced team as Fintan O'Connor's underdogs ran out deserving winners before a crowd of just 443. Colum Harty's first half goal helped the home side to a 1-13 to 0-6 half-time lead and the Munster champions -for whom Luke Meade was the only regular on show - were unable to stage a second half comeback, despite the tonic of a goal just after the restart.

The defeat capped a dismal pre-season campaign for Cork and their new manager John Meyler, who also suffered Munster SHL losses to Limerick and Clare.

Kerry - M Stackpoole; J Buckley, J Diggins, N O'Mahony; S B Weir (0-2), B Murphy, D Dineen; B Barrett (0-1), D Griffin (0-1); C Harty (1-1), S Nolan (0-3), J Conway; P Boyle (0-4), S Conway (0-10, 4f), M O'Connor. Subs: S Murphy for M Stackpoole, T Murnane for J Diggins, J Goulding (0-1) for M O'Connor, D Fitzell for N O'Mahony, D O'Carroll for D Griffin.

Cork - P Collins; S Smyth, C Barry, G Murphy; R Cahalane, N O'Leary, J Cooper; C Cahalane, L Meade (0-1); E Keniry (0-3), D Dalton (0-8, 7f), J Looney (1-0); B Mulcahy, I Cahill, M Sugrue. Subs: E Clifford for R Cahalane, A Myers (0-1) for B Mulcahy, S Condon for I Cahill, E Healy for G Murphy, P Lyons for J Looney.

Referee - T Walsh.

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