A personal tally of 15 points from Shane Brick helped propel Kerry to a surprisingly comfortable ten point victory (2-21 to 2-11) over a bitterly disappointing Down side in the Christy Ring Cup at Austin Park, Tralee on Sunday. Kerry …………. 2-21 Down ……….... 2-11 While Brick's performance was one of the main components of the victory, Kerry's explosive opening to the game that saw them notch 2-4 before Down could issue a response laid the foundations for the impressive success. Mike Conway and John Egan both managed to find the net during a very productive opening ten minutes for the Kingdom and with Brick then finding his range, there was no way back for the visitors. Kerry now face Westmeath to decide who will progress to the last four of the competition while Down will face Meath who are almost certainly through to that stage following this result. Kerry - J. Healy; P. O'Grady, R. O'Connor, J. Griffin; B. O'Sullivan, A. Boyle, C. Harris; L. Boyle (0-1), J. Casey; S. Brick (0-15), M. Conway (1-0), J. Egan (1-2); B. Brick, I. McCarthy (0-1), M. Slattery (0-1). Subs - G. O'Brien for Conway, J.M. Dooley (0-1) for Slattery. Down - G. Clarke; J. Traynor, S. Murray, S. Roddy; Gabriel Clarke, F. Conway, R. McGrattan; A. Savage, C. Courtney (0-1); E. Traynor, C. Coulter (1-1), S. Wilson (0-8); E. Clarke (1-0), J. Murphy, S. Ennis (0-1). Subs - G. Savage for Murphy, G. Adair for McGrattan, P. Coulter for Clarke, C. McManus for Ennis. Referee - J. O'Mahony (Limerick). Tweet

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