Kerry count on two-pointers to dismiss Mayo and bridge five-year gap to All-Ireland MFC final

All-Ireland MFC semi-final: Kerry 1-19 Mayo 3-10

Tadhg Ó Slatara, left, and Nick Lacey of Kerry celebrate after their All-Ireland Minor Football Championship semi-final win over Mayo at Cusack Park in Ennis, Clare. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Kerry survived a major scare to book a first All-Ireland minor football final appearance since 2020, with four two-point scores in the second-half crucial to them overcoming Connacht runners-up Mayo in Sunday’s thrilling semi-final in Ennis.

The Green and Red had led by one point at half-time but with the wind at their backs from thereon, the Kingdom wasted no time in pulling clear after half-time, with early scores from outside the arc by Ben Kelliher and Kevin Griffin, twice.

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