Meath dethrone Kerry to book spot in All-Ireland final as Sarah Wall outshines her star sister Vikki
Sarah added a second-half goal to Kerrie Cole's earlier effort as the two-time champions ended Kerry's reign with a fine team display in Tullamore.
Síofra O'Shea's free and Anna Galvin's point brought the first two scores of the game for the Kingdom but Marion Farrelly, Emma Duggan and Ciara Smyth snatched a Royals lead.
O'Shea levelled but then Kerrie goaled — Cole cutting in from the right and smashing a rocket in off the underside off the bar.
Niamh Ní Chonchúir kept Kerry in touch with a brace of points but they trailed 1-5 to 0-6 at half-time.
Danielle O'Leary fired the holders back in front two minutes after the restart as she rattled the Royals net but Duggan and Aoibhín Cleary kicked over a couple of settlers for Shane McCormack's team.
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And when marauding defender Sarah Wall — whose star sibling Vikki got through plenty of hard work for the Royals — banged in her goal after 40 minutes, the Leinster team hit for home.
Former captain Shauna Ennis and current skipper Cleary both pointed, with Duggan adding two more to leave a six-point gap at the final whistle and a Royals team planning for an August 3 final date with Dublin.
MEATH: R Murray; A Sheridan, MK Lynch, K Newe; A Cleary 0-2, S Wall 1-0, K Kealy; O Sheehy, M Farrelly 0-2; M Thynne, N Gallogly, C Smyth 0-2; E Duggan 0-5, 4f, V Wall, K Cole 1-0.
Subs: S Ennis 0-1 for Newe 32mins; K Bermingham for Sheehy 40; N McEntee for Cole 57.
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KERRY: ME Bolger; E Lynch, D Kearney, C Lynch; A O'Connell, E Costello, A Dillane; M O'Connell, A Galvin 0-1; N Carmody, N Ní Chonchúir 0-2, C Evans 0-1; J Lucey, S O'Shea 0-5, 4f, D O'Leary 1-0.
Subs: R Dwyer for Lucey 37mins; R Rahilly for Kearney 39; K Enright for Galvin 50; F O'Donoghue for O'Connell 52; N Quinn for Dillane 53.
'Easiest interview I've ever had' jokes RTE GAA host after pundits go back and forth before Meath vs Donegal
REFEREE: M Farrelly (Cavan).
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Sister Vikki and Sarah embrace after their 2-12 to 1-9 win
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