Kingdom in cruise control

It’s just as well Cork didn’t win this one — for Conor Counihan would have been at a loss to justify it.

He didn’t have to, their late rally in front of the 12,821 Páirc Uí Chaoimh home crowd coming up short and finishing with Noel O’Leary’s desperate shot at goal ending up closer to the corner flag than Brendan Kealy’s net.

Even if a dubious Barry John Keane point in the second half was among Kerry’s total, they were good for their victory and rarely looked troubled after building up a six-point lead at the break (0-8 to 0-2).