Kerry 1-9 Tipperary 1-9: TIPPERARY FOUGHT back from being six points down early in the second half to force a replay with Kerry in the Munster minor football championship final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

Their courageous revival started with a brilliant solo goal from midfielder Alan Moloney 11 minutes from the end, finishing with a low shot from 12 yards to make it 1-8 to 1-6. Captain Conor Sweeney kicked a free almost immediately and a Michael Dwyer free five minutes from full-time levelled matters.

Barry John Walsh restored Kerry's advantage with a superb free from way out on the left, but Sweeney cancelled it out a minute from the end with another free.

Kerry led by 1-6 to 0-4 at half-time, the goal coming from Walsh after eight minutes following a move involving Paul Geaney and Cian Tobin. Tobin was shown a second yellow card near the end.

The replay is to be played as the curtain-raiser to the Kerry versus Roscommon All-Ireland junior football semi-final in Ennis this Saturday. Confirmation of the throw-in time is expected today.

KERRY: B Kelly; P Reidy, J Lyne, F Fitzgerald; P Crowley, B Shanahan, M Hickey; W Gutherie, D Casey; J O'Donoghue, MT O'Sullivan (0-1), BJ Keane (0-1, free); P Geaney (0-1), BJ Walsh (1-6, 0-6 frees), C Tobin. Subs: J O'Sullivan for Casey (40 mins), C O'Shea for O'Sullivan (41 mins), N O'Shea for Keane (45 mins), C Moriarty for Gutherie (52 mins), K McKenna for O'Donoghue (55 mins).

TIPPERARY: J English; D Heffernan, S Russell, K O'Riordan; C Sheehan, R Kiely, C Walsh; A Moloney (1-0), P Acheson; D McGrath, G Ryan, D Lowry; C Sweeney (0-6, four frees), P Horan, M Dwyer (0-3, two frees). Subs: E Fitzpatrick for Heffernan (28 mins), T Hanley for Horan (36 mins), L Treacy for Lowry (54 mins).

Referee: M Collins (Cork).