Meath lose in nenagh
The teams were on level terms (Meath 0-10, Kerry 1-7) at half-time, but Kerry made a bright start to thes econd-half with three quick points.
Meath also lost the talented Drimree player Josh Wall to a red card and Kerry surged clear to lead by 1-17 to 0-13 with about five minutes remaining.
Meath staged a late rally with Charlie Bird finding the net, but on this occasion it was the Kerry boys who held on for victory.