Tyrone 2-15
Cork 2-12
Paul Keane reports from Croke Park
A STORMING SECOND-half performance at Croke Park saw Tyrone come from behind in impressive fashion to record back to back wins in the Super 8s, keeping their All-Ireland title hopes bang on track.
Mickey Harte’s side, beaten in last year’s final, looked in real trouble when they conceded two first-half goals and they trailed the Munster finalists by seven points after 26 minutes.
But that was the high point of a game that slowly got away from the Rebels with battle hardened Tyrone at their best in the periods either side of half-time.
The Ulster outfit outscored Cork by 2-4 to 0-1 between the 27th and 48th minutes to put themselves in a winning position.
They didn’t blink late on either despite Cork drawing level twice and finished in style with seven points in the final 10 minutes.
Second-half goals from Peter Harte and Cathal McShane, both of whom scored 1-5, were crucial to the 2008 All-Ireland winners who will wrap up their Super 8s campaign with a tie against Dublin in Omagh.
Courageous Cork lost no face in defeat and, a week after losing to Dublin by 13 points, netted after just 14 seconds through the influential Luke Connolly.
The stylish forward was fed by the rampaging Ian Maguire and finished cleverly, turning onto his right foot and blasting home in one neat move.
A second Cork goal came in the 18th minute and this time James Loughrey was the player who took on the responsibility.
Ruairi Deane broke Tyrone’s cover with a hand pass over the top and Loughrey, in space, took his time and guided a right-footed shot to the left corner of the net.
Cork led by seven points approaching half-time and were sitting pretty with a 2-4 to 0-5 interval lead.
But they were buried by that brilliant second-half Tyrone performance with McShane palming in a 44th minute goal and Harte slamming home a penalty two minutes later after a foul on Niall Sludden.
Cork recovered to draw level at 2-9 and 2-10 apiece but the scoring power of Tyrone edged it with McShane, Harte, Mattie Donnelly and sub Tiarnan McCann all on the mark when the need was greatest.
Scorers for Tyrone: Peter Harte (1-0 pen, 0-3f) & Cathal McShane (0-4f) 1-5 each, Mattie Donnelly 0-3, Tiarnan McCann & Conor Meyler 0-1 each.
Scorers for Cork: Luke Connolly 1-3 (0-2f), Michael Hurley 0-4, James Loughrey 1-0, Mark Collins 0-2 (0-2f), Mattie Taylor, Sean White & John O’Rourke 0-1 each.
TYRONE
1. Niall Morgan (Edendork)
4. Rory Brennan (Trillick)
3. Ronan McNamee (Achadh Ui Arain)
2. Hugh Pat McGeary (Pomeroy)
15. Conor Meyler (Omagh)
6. Kieran McGeary (Pomeroy)
5. Michael McKernan (Coalisland)
8. Colm Cavanagh (Moy)
9. Brian Kennedy (Doire Lochain)
12. Peter Harte (Errigal Chiarain)
11. Niall Sludden (Dromore)
10. Mattie Donnelly (Trillick)
13. Darren McCurry (Edendork)
14. Cathal McShane (Eoghan Rua)
7. Frank Burns (Pomeroy)
SUBS:
17. Michael Cassidy (Arboe) for HP McGeary (h/t)
19. Richard Donnelly (Trillick) for McCurry (h/t)
20. Padraig Hampsey (Coalisland) for Kennedy (h/t)
23. Tiarnan McCann (Killyclogher) for McKernan (52)
21. Connor McAliskey (Clonoe) for Sludden (56)
CORK
1. Mark White (Clonakilty)
18. Stephen Cronin (Nemo Rangers)
3. Thomas Clancy (Clonakilty)
4. Kevin Flahive (Douglas)
5. Liam O’Donovan (Clonakilty)
6. Tomas Clancy (Fermoy)
7. Mattie Taylor (Mallow)
8. Ian Maguire (St Finbarr’s)
9. Killian O’Hanlon (Kilshannig)
11. Sean White (Clonakilty)
10. Kevin O’Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)
12. Ruairi Deane (Bantry Blues)
15. Luke Connolly (Nemo Rangers)
14. Brian Hurley (Castlehaven)
13. Mark Collins (Castlehaven)
SUBS:
2. James Loughrey (Mallow) for Tomas Clancy (12)
24. Paul Kerrigan (Nemo Rangers) for Hurley (49)
25. Michael Hurley (Castlehaven) for Collins (52)
19. Sean Powter (Douglas) for Sean White (59)
23. John O’Rourke (Carbery Rangers) for O’Driscoll (59)
26. Stephen Sherlock (St Finbarr’s) for Cronin (67)
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois).
The crowd and atmosphere was non existent, get these games out of Croke park and into appropriate provincial venues or home/away arrangements of some sort.
@eric nelligan: that’s why they’re going to pairc uí rinn bud, not good enough for the big stage, yet
@Liam Flague: Enlighten us all ???
@eric nelligan: not to mention match day car park rates around the country are usually a fiver at most, charged a tenner today! Cost of a day out in Dublin is nothing short of a scandal.
@paddy: move it all to newbridge
@John O Reilly: still wouldn’t sell it out
@Fear Uisce: probably
I don’t understand why Cork Management took off our star forwards when we needed them most. Hurley and Collins could have got a goal out of nothing if given a half chance.
Overall, Cork have made significant progress this year. With a few new young players from the under 20’s coming through next year things look at a lot brighter than they were three months ago.
@Liam Kidney: Hurley wasn’t doing much and Collins was tired with a lot of work done
@Liam Kidney: for me taking off Sean White is the biggest question mark
@Liam Kidney: michael Hurley coming in didnt do too much wrong all the same, he trusts his bench which is good…
@Seán O’Sullivan: every game he takes him off and he seems to be doing fine
I don’t get it
@Oisin Kirwan: Hurley was great but don’t know why he kicked the point in the end when a goal was needed and there were 2 or 3 inside him
Think Sherlock did the same against Kerry near the end
@Liam Kidney: from a dub living in cork, your optimism feels like the optimism that I’ve had being a Utd fan at the beginning of every season for the last 6 years.
Like Utd, the fundamentals need to change
@Eoin Lynch: As not a fan of either…cork have progressed so much in the last 6 weeks it’s nearly immeasurable…their style of football is a breath of fresh air and while they are far from perfect they have shown the blue print for themselves and other teams of how to play a good team like Dublin or a defensive team like Tyrone. They are not far off
Congrats Tyrone forst of all. Absolutely gutted. Felt we left it behind us. Proved we are not ” a level below Tyrone” ..
Tyrone were a joke in the first half but to be fair when the shackles came off they were a different side. Few questionable frees but we just ran out of steam.
@IrishOwl: yeah it’s a decent looking cork side. Two weeks in a row though they have faded in the last 20 mins or so.
@Seaniecp: it’s a young team. Hopefully they learn and come good next year.
@Seaniecp: absolutely.
@IrishOwl: Mr Super intelligent “ We ran out of steam” some reflection on the quality of Corks preparation
@Seán O’Sullivan: young team !!!! Check P Kerrigan etc
@Martin Brennan: ah sure look who it is.. the man that knows everything about nothing. Lol.
Pipe down and leave the adults talk..
Before this championship started all in cork, and the rest of the rest of the country, expected a hammering for this football team in every match. they have exceed expectations and should be applauded for this. I hope that they learn from these past two games and plan appropriately for the future.
@Fear Uisce: Spot on
@Fear Uisce: applauded for losing sums up level of Corks ambitions we beat Limerick and Laois – in fairness not football giants
Had a ref a bet on the number of frees to give with the softness of them. Better decision making in the end was the difference for Tyrone, but the frees certainly didn’t help.
@Lad: so were they frees or not??I thought he tried to let it go as much as possible as was proven right a lot on telly
The only problem with Corks improvement is it means Ronan McCarthy stays in place. Keith Ricken has the understanding of Corks young players and they only appointed him in Feb because the OAPS county board man resigned.
The Cork players took charge of how they were going to play and that’s why the improvement came.
False Dawn ?? We will see but I guarantee you there will be no major achievements with the Current management
@Martin Brennan: I’d say you’re great craic on a night out …..
@Martin Brennan: Ive seen some of your posts on Cork hurlers and now the footballers.
You are so negative about your county its bloody annoying.
I do not know your age profile.
I grew up on the Limerick side of the Cork Tipp border in the late 60s and was always in awe of Cork teams.
Maybe you should go and front up with Ronan McCarthy and voice your opinions on his management abilities.
You reckon you do better or you think a rookie manger like Keith Ricken is the saviour of Cork football.
By the way Im an OAP with a zest for life.
@Martin Brennan: as well as being anti Cork, you are clueless about Cork GAA. Ricken has been a full time development officer employed by Cork GAA for over 10 years. That makes him a huge favorite of Franks, the very opposite to what you say. He has a shocking history in managing CIT and is lucky with the players he has with Cork u20.
@John Buckley: lads
.. the mans a clown. Stop feeding him please.
@Nick Condon Sen: Keith Ricken is no Rookie. Check out his credentials with college football at CIT. But the auld Frank Murphy Codgers OAPS in the Cork county board have single handily destroyed Cork GAA – we won’t win a senior all Ireland in 20 years.
You say your from Limerick be extremely grateful you have young men bursting their asses to make your county men and women hearts burst with pride( incidentally I work in Limerick City ) I delight in your counties success and upward trajectory.
My frustration is our county representatives are not prepared professionally or are prepared to die with their Boots on, criticizing me for not wanting to experience the same exhilaration as a Cork person is you choice.
@John Buckley: Thanks for your history lesson I’m more than aware of the quality of Keith Ricken but simply ask why it took so long for the county GAA top brass trust his inter county credentials.
Cork GAA has lived for too long on past glories and at local level clubs are slowly moving towards “Redundancy “ and you want to give me a history lesson.
@Martin Brennan: Jesus, shut the f**k up man. Snorefest lecture…
@Harry Corry: well the there ain’t much crack following Cork for the past 10 years
@IrishOwl: Go have a chat with your non achieving self
@Martin Brennan: you need more than a history lesson. You tell Nick to look up his credentials with CIT. If he does he would see the record of a man who should be sacked. Losing to Carlow this year is probably not even his worst result.
He is a temporary replacement for the u20s as they needed someone at short notice.
As he is a full time development officer he can’t become Cork Manager – it is a rule to prevent officially paid managers. For your history lesson you can refer to John Evans getting the Tipp director of football in 2010. You are a clown
@Martin Brennan: I will… make more sense than you’ll ever make. A bitter bitter idiot.
@John Buckley: short notice yes the sophisticated Cork GAA intellectuals saw no potential in this team after several reverses against a dominant Kerry set up
@Martin Brennan: I rest my case. Good talk.
@Martin Brennan: *your *wipe . You’re welcome.
Cork died off, need to perform for the whole game at this level.
@Seán Dillon: this cork team is one for the future. they have played div 1 teams 2 weeks in a row and have not been embarrassed by either. (-13 points is better than rosommon) corks football future looks rosier than hurling for once (in a generation)
So the final game between cork and roscomman is a dead runner,would be great if absolutely nobody turns up at pairc ui rinn or better still 20,000 descend on pairc ui caoimh.