Good afternoon, folks. Welcome along to our liveblog of the All-Ireland senior hurling qualifier between Cork and Dublin.
Stick with us for updates throughout the game, which begins at Semple Stadium at 3.45pm.
Here’s how the teams are due to start:
Cork
1. Anthony Nash (Kanturk)
2. Damien Cahalane (St Finbarr’s)
3. Colm Spillane (Castlelyons)
4. Sean O’Donoghue (Inniscarra)
5. Tim O’Mahony (Newtownshandrum)
6. Robert Downey (Glen Rovers)
7. Mark Coleman (Blarney)
8. Bill Cooper (Youghal)
9. Luke Meade (Newcestown)
10. Seamus Harnedy (St Ita’s)
11. Shane Kingston (Douglas)
12. Robbie O’Flynn (Erin’s Own)
13. Jack O’Connor (Sarsfields)
14. Declan Dalton (Fr O’Neills)
15. Patrick Horgan (Glen Rovers)
Dublin
1. Alan Nolan (St. Brigids)
2. Paddy Smyth (Clontarf)
3. Eoghan O’Donnell (Whitehall Colmcille)
4. James Madden (Ballyboden St. Enda’s)
5. Conor Burke (St. Vincent’s)
6. Daire Gray (Whitehall Colmcille)
7. Cian O’Callaghan (Cuala)
8. Seán Moran (Cuala)
9. Rian McBride (St. Vincent’s)
10. Cian Boland (St. Oliver Plunkett’s Eoghan Ruadh)
11. Chris Crummey (Lucan Sarsfields)
12. Danny Sutcliffe (St. Jude’s)
13. Donal Burke (Na Fianna)
14. Ronan Hayes (Kilmacud Crokes)
15. Eamonn Dillon (Naomh Fionnbarra)
A late change on the Dublin team sees Jake Malone start in place of Sean Moran, who had been selected at midfield.
Cork 0-0 Dublin 0-0
1 – Knockout hurling in Semple Stadium and the action is underway.
Cork 0-1 Dublin 0-1
1 – Luke Meade puts Cork ahead with 10 seconds on the clock, before a quick response from Danny Sutcliffe.
Cork 0-1 Dublin 0-1
2 – Dublin attacking the Town End in this first half.
Cork 0-1 Dublin 0-2
2 – Another one from Sutcliffe puts Dublin ahead.
Cork 0-1 Dublin 0-2
3 – Patrick Horgan has started at centre-forward for Cork.
Cork 0-2 Dublin 0-2
3 – Cork’s Shane Kingston levels the game.
Cork 0-3 Dublin 0-2
4 – Seamus Harnedy nudges Cork in front.
Cork 0-3 Dublin 0-3
5 – Donal Burke opens his account with a free for Dublin.
Cork 0-4 Dublin 0-3
7 – Superb score from Robbie O’Flynn for Cork.
Cork 0-4 Dublin 0-3
8 – Goal chance for Cork but Kingston’s effort from a tight angle goes across the face of goal.
GOAL! Cork 1-4 Dublin 0-3 (Declan Dalton, 9)
Cork 1-4 Dublin 0-3
9 – Cork raise the first green flag of the game following brilliant work by Jack O’Connor, who teed up Declan Dalton to find the net in his first championship start.
Cork 1-4 Dublin 0-4
11 – Burke gets his second free for the Dubs.
Cork 1-5 Dublin 0-4
12 – Kingston gets his second point of the game.
Cork 1-6 Dublin 0-4
13 – Harnedy puts Cork five ahead.
Cork 1-6 Dublin 0-5
15 – Lovely score by Cian Boland for Dublin.
Cork 1-6 Dublin 0-6
17 – Donal Burke scores his first from play and the gap is down to three points.
Cork 1-6 Dublin 0-6
17 – Water break
Cork 1-7 Dublin 0-6
18 – Patrick Horgan opens his account with a long-range free.
Cork 1-7 Dublin 0-6
18 – Dublin goal chance for Eamonn Dillon after a great catch but he’s unable to get his shot away.
Cork 1-8 Dublin 0-6
20 – Horgan makes no mistake with another free for Cork.
Cork 1-8 Dublin 0-7
22 – Donal Burke converts another free for Dublin.
Cork 1-9 Dublin 0-7
23 – Dalton finds the target and Cork lead by five again.
Cork 1-9 Dublin 0-8
24 – Another Burke free and another Dublin point.
Cork 1-10 Dublin 0-8
25 – O’Flynn delivers a quick response for the Rebels.
Cork 1-10 Dublin 0-9
26 – First point from Ronan Hayes brings Dublin back to within four.
Cork 1-10 Dublin 0-9
30 – Cork’s Sean O’Donoghue is down and receiving treatment. Looks like he’ll have to come off.
Cork 1-10 Dublin 0-9
30 – O’Donoghue is replaced by Stephen McDonnell.
Cork 1-10 Dublin 0-9
30 – Horgan tries his luck with a free from deep inside his own half but it goes wide, Cork’s fifth of the game.
Cork 1-10 Dublin 0-10
32 – Burke slots over another free for the Dubs to leave a goal between the teams again.
Cork 1-11 Dublin 0-10
33 – Smashing score from Kingston, who takes his personal tally to 0-3.
Cork 1-12 Dublin 0-10
34 – Robbie O’Flynn also now has three points for the day, putting Cork five ahead. 1-10 from play for Cork so far.
Cork 1-12 Dublin 0-10
35 – Three additional minutes to be played at the end of this first half.
Cork 1-13 Dublin 0-10
35 (+3) – Huge score from play from Patrick Horgan to put Cork six ahead on the stroke of half-time.
Half-time: Cork 1-13 Dublin 0-10
Much better from Cork this week in contrast to last weekend’s defeat to Waterford, but there’s still plenty of hurling to be played at Semple Stadium.
Fintan O’Toole is our man on the ground in Thurles…
Additions to Cork attack have made big difference. Robbie O'Flynn back from suspension with 0-3 from play. Declan Dalton has 1-1 and is strong focal pooint. Jack O'Connor set up goal and fouled for pointed free.
— Fintan O'Toole (@fotoole13) November 7, 2020
Cork 1-13 Dublin 0-10
36 – The game resumes with Nash making a vital save to deny Sutcliffe an early goal.
Cork 1-14 Dublin 0-10
36 – Kingston gets his fourth point of the game.
Cork 1-14 Dublin 0-11
38 – Donal Burke in on goal but he’s stopped by a very heavy challenge from Colm Spillane, who receives a yellow card. Burke taps over the subsequent free.
Cork 1-15 Dublin 0-12
39 – Harnedy points for Cork, before Boland replies for the Dubs.
Cork 1-15 Dublin 0-13
43 – Chris Crummey gets his first point of the game for Dublin.
Cork 1-16 Dublin 0-13
43 – Robbie O’Flynn hits right back for Cork. That’s his fourth point of the game and they’ve all been from play.
Cork 1-17 Dublin 0-13
45 – O’Flynn does it again. Cork lead by seven.
Cork 1-18 Dublin 0-14
46 – Another one from Crummey reduces the gap for Dublin, but Horgan issues a swift response.
Cork 1-18 Dublin 0-14
47 – Davy Keogh says hello as he replaces Eamonn Dillon for Dublin.
Cork 1-19 Dublin 0-14
49 – Jack O’Connor finds Seamus Harnedy in space and he pushes Cork further ahead.
Cork 1-19 Dublin 0-14
51 – Another change for Dublin, with Sean Moran coming in for Jack Malone.
Cork 1-19 Dublin 0-14
52 – Liam Rushe has also replaced Ronan Hayes for Dublin.
Cork 1-19 Dublin 0-15
52 – A Donal Burke free leaves seven between them again as the teams head for a water break.
Cork 1-19 Dublin 0-15
54 – Mark Schutte comes on in place of Cian Boland for Dublin, while Conor Lehane replaces Declan Dalton for Cork.
Cork 1-20 Dublin 0-15
56 – After Kingston is denied with a goal chance, Horgan converts a 65 for Cork.
Cork 1-21 Dublin 0-15
57 – Horgan adds to his tally with a free.
Cork 1-21 Dublin 0-15
58 – “Dublin are becoming more and more ragged as the game goes on,” says Nicky English on commentary for Sky Sports, after the Dubs hit a couple of quick wides in succession.
Cork 1-21 Dublin 0-16
58 – Dublin’s Conor Burke pops up with his first point of the game.
Cork 1-22 Dublin 0-17
60 – A Horgan free is followed by a quick response from Sutcliffe.
10 minutes of normal time remain for Dublin to salvage their championship prospects.
Cork 1-24 Dublin 0-17
62 – Jack O’Connor finally gets on the scoresheet for Cork, before Seamus Harnedy grabs his fifth point of the game.
Cork 1-24 Dublin 0-18
64 – Davy Keogh slots over a point for Dublin.
Cork 1-24 Dublin 0-18
66 – Alan Nolan produces two brilliant saves to deny Cork a goal, first from Jack O’Connor and then Seamus Harnedy.
Cork 1-24 Dublin 0-19
67 – Sean Moran has a free saved by Nash, before Donal Burke points for the Dubs.
Cork 1-24 Dublin 0-20
68 – A free from Donal Burke takes his tally to 0-10 and leaves seven points between the teams.
Cork 1-25 Dublin 0-20
70 – From just inside his own half, Horgan converts a free to take his tally to 0-8.
Cork 1-25 Dublin 0-20
70 – Five additional minutes to be played.
Cork 1-25 Dublin 0-21
70 (+3) – Donal Burke with another free for Dublin.
Cork 1-25 Dublin 0-22
70 (+5) – Goal chance for Chris Crummey but he fires his effort over.
Full-time: Cork 1-25 Dublin 0-22
Cork advance to the next round of the qualifiers but it’s the end of the line for Dublin.
1-25 to 0-22 win for Cork in the end. Leaves Cork in All-Ireland qualifier Round 2 draw with Clare, Tipperary and Wexford on Monday morning. It'll be an open draw with games on next weekend 14-15 November.
— Fintan O'Toole (@fotoole13) November 7, 2020
