Cork 1-23
Tipperary 2-20
Fintan O’Toole reports from Semple Stadium
JAKE MORRIS WAS sprung from the bench to salvage a result for Tipperary this afternoon as his last-gasp point capped a strong second-half revival to force a draw against Cork.
By half-time Cork had accelerated 1-15 to 1-6 clear, a fine reward for the body of work they put together in that opening period.
Tipperary were struggling in several sectors around the pitch but the McGrath brothers inspired their second-half recovery with Noel’s 46th minute goal igniting their challenge and John swinging over 0-5 from play.
There were two goals witnessed in the first half. Jason Forde unleashed a golden shot to the net in the 14th minute to provide Tipperary with a boost and their opening score of the game. Six minutes previously Anthony Nash had thwarted Patrick Maher with a superb save.
Cork raised their green flag in the 30th minute, Shane Kingston capping a great personal first-half showing by shooting low from an acute angle.
Kingston, captain Seamus Harnedy, Patrick Horgan and Daniel Kearney ensured Cork had an array of scorers in the first half. Cork were 0-7 to 0-0 clear by the 13th minute, 0-13 to 1-3 front after 29 minutes and then held a nine-point advantage as they headed for the dressing rooms at the interval.
Tipperary badly needed a result on the back of last Sunday’s loss to Limerick and five points without reply early in the second half vaulted them back into contention.
The attendance of 22,456 were treated to a superb second-half as the game ebbed and flowed. McGrath’s goal cut the deficit Tipperary faced to three points and a pair of points in quick succession by his brother John brought the teams level at 2-17 to 1-20 with ten minutes left on the clock.
Then Cork pushed on thanks to Harnedy and Kingston (2) as they seemed to have weathered the storm. But Tipperary kept charging until the final whistle as Forde from a ’65, John McGrath and youngster Morris contributed to grab a draw at the finish.
Scorers for Cork: Shane Kingston 1-5, Seamus Harnedy, Patrick Horgan (0-3f) 0-5 each, Daniel Kearney 0-4, Conor Lehane, Bill Cooper 0-2 each.
Scorers for Tipperary: Jason Forde 1-6 (0-4f, 0-2 ’65), Noel McGrath 1-3, John McGrath 0-5, Brendan Maher, Billy McCarthy, Patrick Maher, Seamus Callanan, John O’Dwyer, Jake Morris.
Cork
1. Anthony Nash (Kanturk)
2. Sean O Donoghue (Inniscarra)
3. Damien Cahalane (St Finbarr’s)
4. Colm Spillane (Castlelyons)
5. Christopher Joyce (Na Piarsaigh)
6. Mark Ellis (Millstreet)
7. Mark Coleman (Blarney)
8. Darragh Fitzgibbon (Charleville)
9. Bill Cooper (Youghal)
13. Luke Meade (Newcestown)
11. Conor Lehane (Midleton)
12. Daniel Kearney (Sarsfields)
14. Shane Kingston (Douglas)
10. Seamus Harnedy (St Ita’s – captain)
15. Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers)
Subs
21. Brian Lawton (Castlemartyr) for Meade (53)
18. Tim O’Mahony (Newtownshandrum) for Kearney (59)
24. Jamie Coughlan (Newtownshandrum) for Kingston (72)
Tipperary
1. Brian Hogan (Lorrha-Dorrha)
2. Sean O’Brien (Newport)
3. Séamus Kennedy (St Mary’s Clonmel)
4. Michael Cahill (Thurles Sarsfields)
5. Joe O’Dwyer (Killenaule)
6. Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
7. Padraic Maher (Capt.) (Thurles Sarsfields)
8. Brendan Maher (Borris-Ileigh)
9. Billy McCarthy (Thurles Sarsfields)
10. Dan McCormack (Borris-Ileigh)
11. Noel McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney)
12. Patrick Maher (Lorrha-Dorrha)
13. Seamus Callanan (Drom-Inch)
14. Jason Forde (Silvermines)
15. John McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney)
Subs
26. John O’Dwyer (Killenaule) for Patrick Maher (half-time)
25. Jake Morris (Nenagh Éire Óg) for Callanan (70)
18. Ger Browne (Knockavilla Kichams) for McCarthy (70)
Referee: John Keenan (Wicklow)
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What a game and what a come back by Tipp
Some game. Cork were All Ireland standard in the first half. Tipp phenomenal in the 2nd, but aided by some real inexperience from Cork also.
I’d have taken the point at the start of the day.
Liquid hurling from cork in that first half. Serious marking jobs done on lehane and callinan too. All to play for in Munster still, loving these hurling games coming every week
Heart isn’t too good after that! I think both teams will be happy to settle for a pint. For game two there was a lot on the line there already. Liking the new structure, we have some amount of great games.
@Lad: that felt like an old Munster championship knockout match. Great stuff.
Great game poor crowd. More Cork than Tipp. When times are tough they’d rather stay at home
@Ciaran Dineen: says it all your commenting on crowd
@Back pass: it’s you’re bud!
@Ciaran Dineen: cork always travel in numbers! Mute point, Semple Stadium the best place in the country to watch a game. Maybe you should focus on the hurling rather than whose in attendance
@Caoimhin O Loingsigh: it’s who’s bud
@Alan: It’s buddy buddy…
Cork singing Allez Allez Allez?
No bigger bandwagoners that Cork. The sombreros and the confederate flag only make an appearance in Croke Park. It’s a dead giveaway.
What’s happened the Barr’s. Where they gone. Nobody knows. Oh yeah, no players.
Get away out a that Boy.
@Gerry Ryan: cork fans have literally travelled the length and breadth of the country more than any other county. Bigger crowd than a home tipp team and will actually travel to the away games unlike other teams. Moronic comment.
@Gerry Ryan: still have 3 points out of 4 though gobshit##
@Lad: Dublin have best fans. No argument
@Gerry Ryan: taxi for Gerry I’d say
I have to say you’re all a bunch of sad bas****s. Fighting over how great your supporters are? Grow up.