Waterford 4-21

Kerry 0-15

Pauric Mahony posted 0-14 as Waterford finished their Munster SHL campaign with a comfortable victory over Kerry at Fraher Field.

Parading 11 of the side that lost last year's All-Ireland SHC semi-final replay to Kilkenny, the hosts never looked in any danger after Stephen Bennett, Michael 'Brick' Walsh and Austin Gleeson scored goals in a devastating eight-minute spell inside the opening quarter.

The visitors enjoyed their best spells either side of half-time when Mikey and Padraig Boyle picked off some good scores, but Derek McGrath's charges were always in control as they gear up for a trip to Nowlan Park to face Kilkenny in the first round of the Allianz League.

Kerry will be at home to Laois in their opening Allianz League Division 1B assignment.

Waterford - I O'Regan; S Fives, B Coughlan, N Connors; C Gleeson (0-1), T De Burca, S Daniels; K Moran, M Kearney; M Walsh (1-0), A Gleeson (1-2), P Mahony (0-14, 8f, 1'65); J Dillon, Stephen Bennett (1-0), P Curran. Subs: B O'Halloran (0-3) for P Curran, T Ryan (1-1) for Stephen Bennett, J Barron for M Kearney, D Fives for T De Burca, DJ Foran for A Gleeson.

Kerry - A McCabe; B Murphy, P Costello, S Weir; J Griffin, D Dineen, K Carmody; J Goulding (0-1), P O'Connor; D Collins (0-2), M Boyle (0-2), J Conway; J Egan (0-1), P Boyle (0-2), S Nolan (0-6, 5f, 1'65). Subs: C Harty (0-1) for J Egan, J O'Connor for J Griffin, S Murphy for J Conway, J Godley for P O'Connor, P Lucid for S Nolan.

Referee - N Wall.

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