Cork Through to Semi Final
7th Aug 2007
Cork 1-11
Sligo 0-8
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Masters
on the prowl |
Cork are through to the semi-finals of the Championship again this year. Deise fans desperately attempting to taunt Cork hurling fans over the weekend forgot that we're brilliant at more than one sport!
Billy Morgan's boys trounced Sligo at Croke Park on Saturday afternoon, smashing the hopes of the Yeats men and questioning the standard of the Connaught football championship - a province where hurling is considered too advanced a sport for most counties.
With a first half goal from John Miskella and a midfield completely dominated by Derek Kavanagh and Nicholas Murphy the Rebels led from start to finish with a late burst of points from Donnacha O'Connor, Conor McCarthy, Kevin O'Sullivan and James Masters who finished the game with a broken jaw.
As a result of Sligo's brutality on the Cork ace, it is expected that he will miss the semi final clash in a fortnight's time against West Dublin who defeated Tyrone on Saturday. As the championship's top scorer so far with 3-27 his loss will be a heavy one for Billy Morgan but if Masters played for 15 minutes with the horrific injury perhaps he shouldnt be written off just yet…
Cork scorers: J Masters (0-4, 0-2 frees), J Miskella (1-1), D O'Connor (0-2,
0-1 free), K McMahon, C McCarthy, K O'Sullivan, P O'Neill (0-1 each).
Sligo scorers: J Davey, M Brehony (0-2 each), J McPartland, P Gallagher, E O'Hara, J Davey (0-1 each).
CORK: A Quirke; M Shields, G Campy, K O'Connor; N O'Leary, G Spillane, A Lynch; D Kavanagh, N Murphy; J Miskella, P O'Neill, K McMahon; J Masters, M Cussen, D O'Connor. Subs: C McCarthy for O'Neill (60mins), F Gouldy for Miskella (62mins), K O'Sullivan for Masters (70mins), B Collins for Murphy (70mins).
SLIGO: P Green;
C Harrison, N McGuire, R Donovan; P McGovern, M McNamara, J Davey; E O'Hara,
K Quinn; B Curran, M Brehony, B Egan; D Kelly, S Davey, J McPartland. Subs:
K Sweeney for McPartland (54mins), G McGowan for S Davey (62mins), P Gallagher
for J Davey (68mins).