Wexford 4-21 Kerry 1-10:AS EXPECTED, Wexford didn't have to change into top gear to easily brush aside the challenge of Kerry in the Division Two opener played in brilliant sunshine at Austin Stack Park, Tralee.

Wexford boss Colm Bonnar could not have been happy about his side’s first-half display as they struggled for the opening 20 minutes and it took a purple patch from the 21st to the 28th minute, when they shot 1-5 without reply, to get them going.

Kerry boss Mossie Carroll will be happy with the commitment shown by his charges, with whom he had only three weeks to prepare. Kerry’s Tom Murnane got the game’s only yellow card in 69th minute to become the first Kerry man in football or hurling to be banished under the new rules.

WEXFORD: D Flynn; B O’Leary, R Kehoe, A O’Connell; M Jacob, D O’Connor, C Kenny; C Farrell (0-4), D Redmond (0-1); S Doyle, E Quigley (1-2), D Lyng (0-6, frees); R Jacob (2-2), S Banville (0-2), N Kirwan (1-2). Subs: M Travers (0-1)for Redmond (24 mins), P Atkinson (0-1) for Doyle, B Hobbs for M Jacob (both 56 mins), E Martin for Farrell (65 mins)

KERRY: J Healy; M Hanafin, A Healy, P O’Grady; E Fitzgerald, J McCarthy, J Fitzgerald; T Murnane, J Casey; B Brick (0-1), S Brick (0-7, three frees, 65), J Griffin (0-2); S Young, M Conway, R Kenny. Subs: E Sheehy for Kenny (44 mins), J Godley for Casey (54), P Flaherty (1-0) for Young (54 mins), B O’Leary for O’Grady (57 mins), B Harris for T Murnane (69 mins, yellow).

Referee: S McMahon (Clare).