Cork secured their place in the quarter-finals of the All Ireland SFC with a dramatic five point victory over Munster rivals Limerick at Páirc Uí Chaoimh ...
Moments later, Cork were awarded a penalty. Cork 0-12 Limerick 0-10 How wrong we were, Brian Donovan smashed home a goal, which was instantly followed up by an excellent Adrian Enright score. And when Gordon Brown was harshly black carded, the game truly burst into live. Both sides started the second period quickly and traded scores for the first six or seven minutes. The two sides traded scores with neither managing to open up any kind of a significant lead.
Brian Hurley took responsibility of the spot kick, the Cork joint-captain drilling a low effort to the bottom left corner of Donal O'Sullivan's goal to leave ...
Standing out on the Limerick scoresheet was right half-forward Adrian Enright who kicked three first half points from play. Limerick got back level on four occasions between the end of the first period and beginning of the second, and while they closed to two late on, they never were never able to regain the lost ground from Cork’s third quarter unanswered 1-3. Sherlock’s second free on 26 minutes put Cork back within one, with two further points thereafter, off the back of turnovers won by Kevin O’Donovan and Eoghan McSweeney at the other end of the field, shoving the hosts in front on 32 minutes. Enright’s hat-trick of points arrived during a confident and composed Limerick start that had them 0-6 to 0-4 in front on 24 minutes, Hugh Bourke (free), Gordon Brown, and Robbie Bourke the other Treaty contributors. Where Paul Walsh will be most disappointed with himself for picking up two yellow cards in the space of a minute, Limerick’s Paul Maher was guilty of an equally brainless moment when lunging at Cork corner-back Kevin O’Donovan on 65 minutes to gift the home side a penalty and the opportunity to once more put sufficient daylight between the teams. An unanswered 1-3 between the 44th and 53rd minute - that put Cork 1-13 to 0-10 ahead - had the hosts cruising to victory, but a Brian Donovan Limerick goal on the hour mark, followed two minutes later by the sending off of Cork sub Paul Walsh, brought the outcome back under the spotlight and ensured a nervy conclusion from a Cork perspective.
We are edging towards the crunch in the All-Ireland championship and here is Pat Spillane's verdict on today's big matches:
They were particularly impressive in the Championship win, restricting Armagh to four points from play. After the mauling they received from Kerry it is hard to make a case for Limerick, who will still be carrying the mental scars of that loss. They delivered on that and then kept Kerry at bay for 48 minutes. Though Cork remain a work in progress they’ve got the rub of the green in the qualifiers; two home games on the spin against arguably the two weakest sides they could draw. Remember this is a Cork team which has been ridiculed by Sunday Game panellists Sean Cavanagh and Colm O’Rourke and were outscored 12 points to one by Kerry in the last 26 minutes of the Munster semi-final. Not alone are the winners guaranteed a place in the last eight of the All-Ireland, but they will avoid being paired with Kerry in the All-Ireland quarter-final due to there being no repeats of provincial matches.
Cork are through to the All-Ireland quarter-finals after a 2-18 to 1-16 win over Limerick in the second round of the qualifiers.
Kevin O'Donovan was brought down in the area, just as he was about to pull the trigger. The St Finbarr's clubman was a threat throughout from both open play and placed balls, kicking six points before the break. Cork are through to the All-Ireland quarter-finals after a 2-18 to 1-16 win over Limerick in the second round of the qualifiers.
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Cork's Cathail O'Mahony and Limerick's Jim Liston. Image: Ken Sutton/INPHO. Cork 2-18. Limerick 1-16. A SPRING THAT saw the ...
Hugh Bourke (Adare) 10. Adrian Enright (Fr Casey’s), 13. Iain Corbett (Newcastlewest), 20. 5. Cian Sheehan (Newcastlewest), 6. 2. Sean O’Dea (Kilteely-Dromkeen), 3. 13. Steven Sherlock (St Finbarr’s), 14. John O’Rourke (Carbery Rangers), 10. Brian Fanning (Pallasgreen), 17. 11. Eoghan McSweeney (Knocknagree), 12. 5. John Cooper (Éire Óg), 6. 2. Sean Powter (Douglas), 3. Maurice Shanley (Clonakilty), 4.
The last two spots in the quarter-finals of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship are up for grabs this afternoon. A Munster derby took place at ...
The Scot is taking on Italian Matteo Berrettini in the final of the Stuttgart Open which is underway. The 3 time Major winner is down four games to thre in the first set. Rory McIlroy is in a strong position to retain the RBC Canadian Open on the PGA Tour. His earnings from three days at the Centurion Club equals the amount he's pocketed in four years on the PGA Tour. Under pressure manager Ian Baraclough is desperate for a win - after failing to secure a victory in 13 previous attempts in the competition. Meanwhile, there is around 20 minutes gone in the second quarter-final of the day.
Fourteen-man Cork booked their place in the last eight of the All-Ireland series after an eventful second half in Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
Cian Sheehan and Steven Sherlock swapped scores to see the home side take a 0-8 to 0-7 lead in at the break. Brian Donovan hammered home a brilliant goal and the excellent Adrian Enright clipped over his fourth point of the day to cut the gap to just two. That helped Cork into a six-point lead but Limerick wouldn’t bend the knee.
LIMERICK came up short in their bid to secure a first All-Ireland senior football quarter-final appearance in 11 years when suffering a 2-18 to 1-16 defeat ...
The beaten Munster finalists kicked six wides in that opening half, the majority of which were from favourable positions. LIMERICK: Hugh Bourke 0-5 (0-4 frees), Adrian Enright 0-4, Brian Donovan 1-0, Josh Ryan 0-2, Gordon Brown 0-2, Cian Sheehan 0-1, Robbie Burke 0-1, James Naughton 0-1. To their credit, Limerick battled back and a smashing goal from Brian Donovan left three points between the sides, 1-15 to 1-12, with 10 minutes remaining. Points from a Hugh Bourke free and Enright's second point from play had Limerick two to the good at 0-5 to 0-3. However, three points in a row from Cork, two from Stephen Sherlock and one from Eoin Sweeney helped the Leesiders regain the lead 0-7 to 0-6 after 31 minutes. Cork, who led by a single point at half-time, 0-8 to 0-7, upped their intensity levels in the second period and deserved their victory in the end.
The last two spots in the quarter-finals of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship are up for grabs this afternoon. A Munster derby is taking place at ...
The Scot is taking on Italian Matteo Berrettini in the final of the Stuttgart Open which is underway. The latest from the Kilkenny track was the 2:30pm Handicap which went the way of the Joseph O’Brien trained Night Of Romance at a price of six to one. The 3 time Major winner is down four games to thre in the first set. Rory McIlroy is in a strong position to retain the RBC Canadian Open on the PGA Tour. Under pressure manager Ian Baraclough is desperate for a win – after failing to secure a victory in 13 previous attempts in the competition. Meanwhile, there is around 20 minutes gone in the second quarter-final of the day.