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As it happened: Cork v Laois, Tyrone v Cavan - Saturday GAA match tracker

Thurles and Clones were the venues for today’s games.

Results:
Cork 4-20 Laois 1-15
Tyrone 1-20 Cavan 0-7

Evening all and welcome along to our coverage of today’s Round 4 All-Ireland senior football qualifiers.

Two games start at 5pm with Cork taking on Laois in Semple Stadium while Tyrone face Cavan in Clones.

Here’s the starting teams in Semple Stadium, late change for Cork with Kevin O’Donovan coming into the defence.

Cork

1. Mark White (Clonakilty)

17. Kevin O’Donovan (Nemo Rangers)
3. James Loughrey (Mallow)
4. Kevin Flahive (Douglas)

5. Liam O’ Donovan (Clonakilty)
6. Thomas Clancy (Clonakilty)
7. Mattie Taylor (Mallow)

8. Ian Maguire (St Finbarrs) (Captain)
9. Killian O’ Hanlon (Kilshannig)

10. Kevin O’ Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)
11. Sean White (Clonakilty)
12. Ruairi Deane (Bantry Blues)

13. Luke Connolly (Nemo Rangers)
14. Brian Hurley (Castlehaven)
15. Mark Collins (Castlehaven)

Laois

1. Graham Brody (Portlaoise) 

2. Stephen Attride (Gleann Uiseann)
3. Denis Booth (The Heath)
4. Gareth Dillon (Portlaoise)

5. Trevor Collins (Graiguecullen)
6. Robert Piggot (Portarlington)
7. Patrick O’Sullivan (Portarlington)

8. John O’Loughlin (St Brigid’s)
9. Kieran Lillis (Portlaoise)

10. Daniel O’Reilly (Graiguecullen)
11. Donie Kingston (Arles-Killeen)
12.  Marty Scully (Ballyroan Abbey)

13. Ross Munnelly ((Arles-Kilcruise)
14. Colm Murphy (Portarlington)
15. Paul Kingston (Arles-Killeen)

And here’s how Mickey Harte’s Tyrone team will line out.

Game on in Thurles and Clones.

Laois 0-1 Cork 0-0
4 mins – Donie Kingston taps over an early pointed free for Laois.

Cavan 0-1 Tyrone 0-0

3 mins – Cavan have started brightest in Clones anyway. They’re running at the Tyrone defence and creating chances, their first score on the board a free from the boot of Niall Murray.

Laois 0-2 Cork 0-0
6 mins – Another straightforward free knocked over by Kingston for Laois.

Cavan 0-1 Tyrone 0-1 

7 mins – The Red Hand bite back at the other end, Brian Kennedy grabbing their opening score. It looks like Michael Cassidy fired over a point to follow that up, but the umpires adjudged it to be wide and it doesn’t count.

Laois 0-2 Cork 0-2
9 mins – Mark Collins and Brian Hurley points draw Cork level.

Laois 0-3 Cork 0-2
10 mins – Lovely point from Eoin Lowry edges Laois in front.

Tyrone 0-2 Cavan 0-1

10 mins – Tyrone take the lead for the first time after goalkeeper Niall Morgan split the posts from a free.

Laois 0-3 Cork 0-3
11 mins – Cork counter with Collins splitting the posts from play.

Tyrone 0-3 Cavan 0-2

13 mins – Sides level again after Gearoid McKiernan slots a free. The hits are coming in hard and fast with Colm Cavanagh the latest to see yellow, while Dara McVeety was lucky not to be pulled up earlier. Niall Sludden powers Tyrone into the lead then after a fast and well-worked team move.

Laois 0-4 Cork 0-3
15 mins – Lovely play by Donie Kingston as he slips over a shot off his left.

Tyrone 0-4 Cavan 0-2

16 mins – Niall Morgan slots over his second free of the evening to double Tyrone’s lead.

Laois 0-4 Cork 0-4
20 mins – A Mark Collins pointed free brings Cork level. Yellow cards for Laois duo Trevor Collins and Martin Scully.

Tyrone 0-5 Cavan 0-2

20 mins – Colm Cavanagh races forward and clips over a fine score.

Cork 0-6 Laois 0-4
22 mins – Another from Collins, lovely strike from play this time, and then one from Kevin O’Driscoll sends Cork two clear.

Cork 0-6 Laois 0-5
23 mins – First of the day curled over by Colm Murphy at the other end for Laois.

Cork 0-6 Laois 0-6
24 mins – All square once more, Colm Murphy causes problems with his running and after being fouled, Kingston taps over the free.

Tyrone 0-6 Cavan 0-2

23 mins – Cathal McShane slots over a close-range free.

Tyrone 0-7 Cavan 0-2

24 mins – Tyrone’s lead is five after Darren McCurry’s score.

Cork 0-7 Laois 0-6
26 mins – Fifth point of the day for Mark Collins and Cork edge in front.

Tyrone 0-8 Cavan 0-2

25 mins – McCurry pops over his second score in as many minutes.

Cork 0-8 Laois 0-6
29 mins – Brian Hurley races clear to fist over a point that sends Cork two clear.

Tyrone 0-8 Cavan 0-3

28 mins – Conor Madden steals forward to get Cavan’s first score from play.

Tyrone 0-10 Cavan 0-3

29 mins – Another free from McShane stretches the Tyrone lead to seven. Cavan are looking out of ideas.

Cork 0-10 Laois 0-7
30 mins – The latest Donie Kingston free for Laois is replied to for Cork by quick scores in succession from Ronan O’Toole and Hurley.

Cork 0-11 Laois 0-7
34 mins – Ruairi Deane pops over off his right and Cork go four clear.

Four mins of injury time to be played at Semple Stadium at the end of the first half.

Tyrone 0-11 Cavan 0-3

34 mins – Tyrone are eight clear now and this game is looking beyond Cavan already.

Cork 0-12 Laois 0-7
37 mins – Cork are flying now. Ian Maguire is hauled down and Collins taps over the free.

Tyrone 0-12 Cavan 0-3

35+2 mins – That’s 2-27 McShane now scored for Tyrone in this campaign after his latest free.

Half-Time: Cork 0-12 Laois 0-7

HT – Tyrone 0-12 Cavan 0-3

Second-half under way at Semple Stadium.

Goal for Cork from Brian Hurley!

Cork 1-13 Laois 0-7
37 mins – Great start to the second half for Cork. Paul Kerrigan, on at the break, fires in a long delivery that is gathered by Mark Collins, transferred inside and Hurley finishes first-time to the net with his left. Liam O’Donovan follows up with a point and Cork go nine clear.

Goal for Cork from Brian Hurley!

Cork 2-15 Laois 0-7
43 mins – Been all Cork since the interval. Hurley smashes home his second goal after a long delivery by Loughrey and then Collins taps over a free.

Tyrone 0-13 Cavan 0-4

37 mins – Gerard Smyth gives Cavan a good start to the second period with a score.

Cork 2-15 Laois 0-9
48 mins – Kingston and Trevor Collins grab points for Laois. Good goal chance for sub Evan O’Carroll before that but he blasted his shot wide.

Tyrone 0-14 Cavan 0-5

45 mins – McKiernan slots over a free for the Breffni men.

Goal for Cork from Mark Collins!

Goal for Laois from Martin Scully!

Tyrone 0-15 Cavan 0-5

48 mins – Peter Harte kicks a free from close-range for Tyrone. Cathal McShane tags on a score from play and then Kyle Coney is introduced by Mickey Harte.

Cork 3-17 Laois 1-10
54 mins – Collins and Deane point for Cork before Hurley sets Collins up for Cork’s third goal. Laois counter with a point by Mark Barry and then Martin Scully nets after Donie Kingston knocked the ball down into his path.

Tyrone 0-17 Cavan 0-5 

52 mins – McShane stretches the Red Hand lead to 12.

Cork 3-17 Laois 1-12
60 mins – Laois chip away at the sizeable deficit they face with Kingston and O’Carroll knocking over points.

Cork 3-18 Laois 1-12
60 mins – Sub Paul Kerrigan raises his first white flag of the evening for Cork.

Fourth Cork goal, Paul Kerrigan on target!

GOAL! Ben McDonnell grabs a late goal for Tyrone against Cavan.

Cork 4-18 Laois 1-15
67 mins – Kerrigan piles on the agony for Laois as he blasts home for Cork from close range. Kingston trying his best to inspire Laois, he’s hit 0-10 now at this stage.

Tyrone 1-17 Cavan 0-5

64 mins – Tyrone are 15 points clear now and coasting to victory.

Tyrone 1-18 Cavan 0-5

66 mins – Conall McCann clips one over.

Tyrone 1-20 Cavan 0-6

69 mins – Peter Harte taps over two quick scores.

Cork 4-19 Laois 1-15
74 mins – Sub Stephen Sherlock knocks over a point for Cork, who are set to advance to the Super 8s to face Dublin next weekend.

Full-Time: Cork 4-20 Laois 1-15

A great evening’s work for Cork as they cruised to victory and advance to the Super 8s. Big turnaround after being relegated to Division 3 earlier this year.

Full-time: Tyrone 1-20 Cavan 0-7

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