Munster MFC Semi-finals/Limerick 0-11 Kerry 2-5:Colm Downes was the saviour for Limerick with a last-gasp injury-time leveller against Kerry in an absorbing match at the Gaelic Grounds yesterday.

The home side showed their powers of recovery when they bounced back after conceding a goal to Patrick Curtin scored a mere 20 seconds after the throw-in.

Ian Ryan scored three frees for Limerick and it was 1-2 to 0-5 at the break.

There was only a single score between them entering the final quarter, 1-5 to 0-5, and Kerry may have felt that a final place beckoned after Eoin Kennedy soloed through for a second goal.

Still, Limerick refused to lay down arms, Bobby O'Brien and Ryan reviving their challenge, before Downes emerged as hero.

LIMERICK:B Scanlon; J Riordan, M McCormack, T Scanlon, D Quaide, E Joy, G O'Toole (0-1); B O'Brien (0-1),D Byrne; E Fitzgibbon, C Power (0-2),J Martin, J Riordan, I Ryan (0-4, frees), C Downes (0-3). Subs:S McAuliffe for Fitzgibbon, S Hartnett for Quaide, S Carroll for McCormack.

KERRY:T Mac an tSaoir; D O'Sullivan, B Shanahan, B Russell, M Ó Sé, P Costelloe, D McElligott; J Buckley, I Somers; B Walsh, K Flynn, T O'Sullivan, E Kennedy (1-1), P Curtin (1-1, one free), J Doolan (0-2). Subs: A O'Reilly (0-1)for Walsh, JB Spillane for Flynn, B O'Leary for Costelloe, J Scully for O'Sullivan, C O'Connor for Curtin.

Referee: T O'Sullivan(Waterford).