RUTHLESS CATS HAVE LAST SAFF

A DOMINANT second period saw Kilkenny break Antrim resistance at Corrigan Park as they made it two wins from two.

- DAVID MOHAN

Trailing by one at the break, Derek Lyng's charges upped the pace and, when Martin Keoghan punished an error in the 51st minute to find the net, there was no looking back.

Until then the Saffrons had matched them and were worthy of their lead at the break having got over a slow start.

However, Kilkenny would out-score Davy Fitzgerald's men by 2-13 to 0-1 from the 48th minute on with Eoin Cody leading the charge with 1-13 to his name.

Kilkenny flew out and seemed intent on putting the game away with five early scores from as many sources before James McNaughton got Antrim on the board from a free.