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Evening all and welcome to Thurles, as we get set for Cork against Kildare.
Here’s how Cork will start, one late change with Conor Dorman in for the injured Brian O’Driscoll.
Cork:
1. Ken O’Halloran (Bishopstown)
2. Michael Shields (St. Finbarr’s)
3. Jamie O’Sullivan (Bishopstown)
4. James Loughrey (Mallow)
5. Stephen Cronin (Nemo Rangers)
19. Conor Dorman (Bishopstown)
7. Barry O’Driscoll (Nemo Rangers)
8. Alan O’Connor (St. Colum’s)
9. Eoin Cadogan (Douglas)
10. Colm O’Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)
11. Mark Collins (Castlehaven)
12. Kevin O’Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)
13. Colm O’Neill (Ballyclough)
14. Paul Kerrigan (Nemo Rangers)
15. Donncha O’Connor (Ballydesmond)
Brian Cuthbert’s Cork and Jason Ryan’s Kildare collide in Thurles for the chance to progress to the quarter-finals of the 2015 All-Ireland senior football championship. Throw-in at Semple Stadium is at 7.00pm.
Here’s how Kildare will start.
Kildare
1. Mark Donnellan (Maynooth)
2. Ciarán Fitzpatrick (Kilcock)
3. Mick O’Grady (Celbridge)
4. Ollie Lyons (Celbridge)
5. Kevin Murnaghan (Moorefield)
6. Eoin Doyle (Naas)
7. Emmet Bolton (Eadestown)
8. Tommy Moolick (Leixlip)
9. Paul Cribbin (Johnstownbridge)
10. Eoghan O’Flaherty (Carbury)
11. Niall Kelly (Athy)
12. Padraig O’Neill (St Laurence’s)
13. Eamonn Callaghan (Naas)
14. Alan Smith (Sarsfields)
15. Cathal McNally (Johnstownbridge)
The Cork subs are here:
16. Paddy O’Shea (St. Vincent’s)
17. Tomás Clancy (Fermoy)
18. Noel Galvin (Ballincollig)
20. Ian Maguire (St. Finbarr’s)
21. Fintan Goold (Macroom)
22. Brian Hurley (Castlehaven)
23. Daniel Goulding (Éire Óg)
24. Donal Óg Hodnett (O’Donovan Rossa)
25. John Hayes (Carbery Rangers)
26. John O’Rourke (Carbery Rangers)
The Kildare subs are here:
16. Colin Heeney (Celbridge)
17. Peter Kelly (Two Mile House)
18. Cian O’Donoghue (Clane)
19. Fergal Conway (Celbridge)
20. Gary Whyte (Sarsfields)
21. Hugh Lynch (Confey)
22. Daryl Flynn (Moorefield)
23. Mikey Conway (Urney)
24. Mark Sherry (Two Mile House)
25. Fionn Dowling (Suncroft)
26. Padraig Fogarty (St Laurence’s)
“I have full belief in these players,” says Cork boss Brian Cuthbert on Sky Sports when asked if he’s confident his side can bounce back from last weekend’s Munster final defeat to Kerry.
Can Jason Ryan lead Kildare into the last eight of the championship? Throw-in is little over five minutes away.
Cork 0-0 Kildare 0-0
1 – We’re underway in Thurles.
Cork 0-1 Kildare 0-0
1 – A minute in, Colm O’Neill opens the scoring with a free for Cork.
Cork 0-1 Kildare 0-1
4 – Great point from Niall Kelly to level the scores.
Cork 0-1 Kildare 0-2
6 – Another one from Kelly to give Kildare a sixth-minute lead.
Cork 0-1 Kildare 0-2
8 – Chance for Paul Cribbin to extend Kildare’s lead but he puts it wide.
Cork 0-1 Kildare 0-3
11 – Through on goal, Cathal McNally is pulled down by James Loughrey. Black card for Loughrey, who’s replaced by Brian O’Driscoll. Eoghan O’Flaherty points the free for Kildare.
Cork 0-1 Kildare 0-3
13 – McNally with an effort off the post for Kildare. Great start by the Lilywhites.
Cork 0-2 Kildare 0-3
15 – Eoin Cadogan with a shot at the posts which shows why he’s spent most of his career in the backline. Thankfully for him it’s brought back for a free, which is converted by Donncha O’Connor.
Cork 0-3 Kildare 0-3
16 – Sublime point from Colm O’Neill from a narrow angle — Cork’s first from play.
Cork 0-3 Kildare 0-3
17 – Alan O’Connor has landed awkwardly here and it doesn’t look good for the Cork midfielder.
Cork 0-3 Kildare 0-3
20 – As expected, Alan O’Connor is unfortunately being stretchered off so he’ll be replaced by Fintan Goold.
Cork 0-4 Kildare 0-3
21 – From outside the ’45, Colm O’Neill splits the posts with a free and Cork are back in front.
Cork 0-4 Kildare 0-3
22 – Another one from a similar position for O’Neill but this time he puts it just wide.
Cork 0-4 Kildare 0-3
24 – Alan Smith and Eoghan O’Flaherty with back-to-back wides for Kildare. They haven’t scored for 13 minutes.
Cork 0-4 Kildare 0-4
24 – O’Flaherty ends the drought with a free for Jason Ryan’s side. All square again.
Cork 0-4 Kildare 0-4
26 – The foul on Cathal McNally which resulted in an eleventh-minute black card for Cork defender James Loughrey.
Cork 0-4 Kildare 0-5
27 – Another close-range free for O’Flaherty and the lead is Kildare’s again.
Cork 0-4 Kildare 0-6
28 – A ’45 for Kildare is pointed by goalkeeper Mark Donnellan and the Lilywhites really have the momentum now.
Cork 0-4 Kildare 0-7
31 – Third point of the game for Niall Kelly as Kildare stretch the gap.
Cork 0-5 Kildare 0-7
31 – Paul Kerrigan strikes back immediately with an excellent point for Cork.
Cork 0-5 Kildare 0-7
32 – The injured Alan O’Connor being taken from the field earlier on.
Cork 0-5 Kildare 0-8
32 – Alan Smith restores Kildare’s three-point advantage.
Cork 0-5 Kildare 0-9
34 – Padraig O’Neill finishes off a superb move for Kildare and Cork are really struggling here.
Cork 0-5 Kildare 0-9
35 – Four minutes of added time to be played at Semple Stadium.
Cork 0-5 Kildare 0-9
39 – Kildare’s Eamonn Callaghan is down with a shoulder injury following a challenge on Cork goalkeeper Ken O’Halloran. Callaghan is being stretchered off and Padraig Fogarty is on.
Cork 0-5 Kildare 0-9
40 – Nice build-up work by Cork but Fintan Goold is unable to provide the finishing touch, kicking wide from close range.
Cork 0-5 Kildare 0-10
41 – Eoghan O’Flaherty with another free for Kildare and it’s double scores with the half-time whistle imminent.
Cork 0-5 Kildare 0-11
43 – Ollie Lyons comes all the way up from corner-back to cap a fine first-half Kildare performance with a superb point.
Half-time: Cork 0-5 Kildare 0-11
Cork 0-5 Kildare 0-11
HT – Six points ahead and with Cork looking very lethargic, Kildare are just 35 minutes away from an All-Ireland quarter-final meeting with Kerry.
Cork 0-5 Kildare 0-11
HT – On Sky Sports, former Mayo manager James Horan credits Kildare’s midfield as the ‘launchpad’ for their first-half success. The Lilywhites enjoyed 61% of the possession during that opening period.
Cork 0-6 Kildare 0-11
36 – Great start to the second-half for Cork as Mark Collins gets a point thanks to an assist from Brian Hurley, who’s been introduced in place of Colm O’Driscoll.
Cork 0-6 Kildare 0-11
37 – Goal chance for Cork: Fintan Goold marches through the Kildare defence, offloads to Mark Collins and his handpass is punched off the crossbar by Conor Dorman. Big let-off for Kildare.
Goal! Cork 0-6 Kildare 1-11
Cork 0-6 Kildare 1-11
39 – The first goal of the game goes to Niall Kelly who cuts in from the right to convert with a tidy left-footed finish and Kildare now lead by eight. The injured Mick O’Grady has also been replaced by Peter Kelly for the Lilywhites,
Cork 0-7 Kildare 1-11
42 – Long-range free from Donncha O’Connor for Cork — his second of the game.
Cork 0-7 Kildare 1-11
42 – Attendance of 3,815 in Semple Stadium watching this one.
Cork 0-7 Kildare 1-12
43 – Terrific point with the outside of the boot from Kildare midfielder Paul Cribbin.
Cork 0-7 Kildare 1-13
46 – Eoghan O’Flaherty is inches away from a second Kildare goal but it’s deflected wide by Cork goalkeeper Ken O’Halloran. Goalkeeper Mark Donnellan points the resultant ’45.
Cork 0-7 Kildare 1-14
47 – Eoghan O’Flaherty points a free but it probably should have been a penalty for Kildare. Michael Shields appeared to foul Padraig Fogarty well inside the ’13.
Cork 0-8 Kildare 1-14
51 – Blow for Kildare as Eoghan O’Flaherty is black-carded for a third-man tackle. Donncha O’Connor points the free.
Cork 0-8 Kildare 1-16
52 – Cathal McNally and Alan Smith hit right back for Kildare. Sorry, Cork fans, but this game only appears to be heading in one direction.
Cork 0-8 Kildare 1-16
53 – Goal chance for Brian Hurley is comfortably saved by Kildare goalkeeper Donnellan.
Red card: Kevin O’Driscoll (Cork)
Cork 0-8 Kildare 1-17
56 – O’Driscoll is shown a straight red for kicking out at Cathal McNally, before Niall Kelly takes his tally to 1-4.
Goal! Cork 1-8 Kildare 1-17 (Colm O’Neill)
Cork 1-9 Kildare 1-17
58 – O’Neill takes a quick free after Brian Hurley is fouled and he finds the net. Then Hurley adds a point. Is the comeback on?
Cork 1-9 Kildare 1-17
59 – Very nearly another Cork goal! O’Neill’s shot is saved and then Hurley fires one off the woodwork and wide.
Cork 1-9 Kildare 1-18
60 – Padraig Fogarty points to calm the nerves for Kildare.
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Cork 1-9 Kildare 1-18
62 – Fintan Goold of Cork being challenged by Kildare’s Ciaran Fitzpatrick.
Cork 1-9 Kildare 1-18
63 – Paul Kerrigan fires well wide from just outside the ’21 and that just about sums up Cork’s day.
Cork 1-9 Kildare 1-19
64 – Fogarty with another point for Kildare.
Cork 1-11 Kildare 1-19
68 – Emmet Bolton gets a black card and he’s sent off after receiving a yellow earlier. Donncha O’Connor slots over a free for Cork. Colm O’Neill points as well but it’s nothing more than a consolation. O’Neill has 1-4 for the evening.
Cork 1-12 Kildare 1-20
70 – Brian O’Driscoll and Paul Cribbin — who Sky Sports have named their man of the match — trade points.
Cork 1-13 Kildare 1-20
71 – Another Donncha O’Connor point in added time but it means little. This one is well and truly over. Three minutes in total to be added on.
Cork 1-13 Kildare 1-21
73 – Third point for Kildare substitute Padraig Fogarty. He’s been excellent since coming on.
Full-time: Kildare 1-21 Cork 1-13
That’s all from Semple Stadium. The 2015 season is over for Cork but, after a superb performance, Kildare are heading for an All-Ireland quarter-final against Kerry.
