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Five Star Cork Display as Tipperary Defeated in Thurles Cork 2-27
Tipperary 1-26
by DECLAN BARRON In front of a crowd of
30,103, Cork with five play- ers making their champi- onship debut, turned in a five-star display to get the better of Tipperary in an epic Munster Senior Hurl- ing quarter-final in Thurles last Sunday. Cork supporters trav-
elled more in hope than with confidence but as this contest unfolded that con- fidence grew as this young team showed no fear and in the finish had the legs to get across the finish line in front after a deserved victory that was full of commitment, de- termination and a hunger that seemed to be lacking in Tipperary. Still most people in
Semple Stadium would have picked Tipperary as winners as having played against what was a strong enough breeze, they went in level after a frantic first half where both sides shot fifteen points each. Cork began well with Conor Le- hane from a free, Seamie Harnedy and Luke Meade with points from play, while Tipperary in their first two attacks looked on for goals, but Noel McGrath and Brendan Maher shot over when both could easily have goaled. Had that happened it might have been a dif- ferent outcome, but Cork survived and settled in well with Colm Spillane, Mark Ellis and Mark Coleman impressing in defence. At midfield Bill Cooper
and Darragh Fitzgibbon were holding their own while in attack, Cork were causing plenty of problems with the speed of Alan Ca- dogan and Luke Meade re- sulting in two yellow cards for James Barry and John O’Keeffe as Cork contin- ued to shoot some excel- lent points. Tipperary too were showing some good finishing, none better than a John O’Dwyer side-line cut that split the uprights as the lead changed hands on four occasions in the open- ing half. For Cork, Conor Lehane, Patrick Horgan and an improving Shane Kingston were seen to good-effect, while for Tip- perary, Dan McCormack, John McGrath and Michael Breen were best as the sides went to the interval level at 0-15 each. One expected that Tip-
perary would be the strong- er team on the resumption
but that proved off the mark as Cork continued to take the game to Tipperary with Conor Lehane edging Cork in front once more. While Tipperary drew level, a well taken goal from Shane Kingston after Seamus Har- nedy made a strong run gave Cork a huge boost of confidence as they struck the front. Tipperary were clear- ly rocked but they regained the lead with Seamus Call- inan showing superb vision to pick out John McGrath and his low finish gave An- thony Nash no chance in the Cork goal as Tipperary now led by 1-22 to 1-21 with 56 minutes played. Both sides earlier missed goal chanc- es with Nash saving from Callinan, while at the other end Darren Gleeson proved equal to Seamie Harnedy’s effort. That goal should have
been the signal for Tipper- ary to push on but instead
the Cork response was mag- nificent as Conor Lehane landed a sublime equaliser before Shane Kingston was to put Cork back in front with another beauty. While Niall O’Meara equalised Conor Lehane from a free and then a 65, either side of a Brendan Maher effort had Cork still a point to the good when substitute Michael Calahane ghosted inside the Tipperary full back line to run onto a long delivery. He gathered and planted the ball past Gleeson as Cork were now four points in front with 67 minutes played. By now the Cork half
back-line was well on top with Mark Coleman having a superb debut and along with his colleagues, they closed every route to goal. A point from Dan McCor- mack left just a goal between the sides as we entered the four minutes of injury time.
Michael Breen made it a two-point game, but on a day that saw Cork grow in confidence, they closed out the win with points from sub Luke O’Farrell and Seamie Harnedy to book a June 18th semi-final date with Water- ford at the same venue. This was a superb Cork
display, one which throws the championship season wide open, and while Tip- perary are still not out of the picture, they will now need to take the scenic route if they are to retain their All Ireland. Their chance of a three in a row in Munster is now also gone with Lim- erick, Clare, Waterford and Cork now left to fight it out for the provincial crown, something that few would have predicted 24 hours earlier. This was Cork’s day however as Kieran King- ston and his side got the re- ward for the hard effort they have put in to date.
Cork: C Lehane 0-10,
S Kingston 1-4, P Horgan 0-4, L Meade 0-3, A Cado- gan 0-3, S Harnedy 0-2, M Calahane 1-0 and L O’Far- rell 0-1. Tipperary: S Callinan
0-6, M Breen 0-6, D Mc- Cormack 0-4, J Dwyer 0-2, n McGrath 0-2, B Maher 0-2, S Curran, P Maher and N O’Meara 0-1 each. Cork: Anthony Nash,
Stephen McDonnell Capt, Damien Cahalane, Colm Spillane, Christopher Joyce, Mark Ellis, Mark Cole- man, Bill Cooper, Darragh Fitzgibbon, Seamus Harne- dy, Conor Lehane, Shane Kingston, Alan Cadogan, Patrick Horgan and Luke Meade. Subs used Luke O’Farrell for Alan Cadogan 57m, Michael Calahane for L Meade 64m and L McLoughlin for D Fitzgib- bon 68m. Tipperary: Darren Glee-
• Cork team V Tipperary MSHC.
• Alan Cadogan Cork is fouled by Cathal Barrett Tipperary during the Munster SHC quarter final game at Thurles.
son, Cathal Barrett, James Barry, John O’Keeffe, Seamus Kennedy, Ron- an Maher, Padraic Maher Capt, Brendan Maher, Mi- chael Breen, Dan McCor- mack, Sean Curran, Noel McGrath, John O’Dwyer, Seamus Callinan and John McGrath. Subs used Niall O’Meara for Sean Cur- ran 50m, Joe O’Dwyer for Seamus Kennedy 57m and Alan Flynn for Cathal Bar- rett inj 62m. Referee: James Owens
(Wexford)
• Action during the Munster SHC quarter final game at Thurles.
• Cathal Barrett Tipperary goes full length to deny Seamus Harnedy Cork the ball during the Munster SHC quarterfinal game at Thurles
• Conor Lehane Cork solos away from Ronan Maher Tipperary during the Munster SHC quarter final game at Thurles.
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