Cork footballers frustrate fans in Killarney but hurlers show true grit.
About this episode
The episode discusses the recent performances of Cork's hurlers and footballers in GAA matches.
The Echo Sport Podcast crew is back to discuss another bumper weekend of Cork GAA action. Starting on the front foot, the hurlers got the job done away to Waterford, in a tough and tight battle down east. It makes it three wins on the bounce for the hurlers and given they were without defensive pillars Rob Downey and Ciarán Joyce, the victory in Walsh Park was hugely satisfying, even if it took all their grit and experience to prevail. The black cards had a huge bearing on the game and there's no doubt the Déise had every right to feel aggrieved. The first against Mark Fitzgerald on Brian Hayes was a marginal call though probably worked out well for them, given Alan Connolly's goal was ruled out for a penalty that he then missed. Plus Waterford scored Cork in the next 10 minutes. The decision against Jack Fagan also looked harsh, given there was a covering defender and the penalty, buried by Mark Coleman, opened up the four-point gap that stood at the final whistle. Cork though, could only worry about themselves and had they failed to win would have been left to rue the wide count of 12 to just three, and none in the second half, for Waterford. Cork have one foot in the Munster…
People in this episode
Host: The Echo Sport Podcast crew
Topics covered
- Cork GAA
- hurling
- football
- Munster final
- Cork sports
- game analysis
Keywords
- Cork GAA
- hurlers
- football
- Waterford
- Munster final
- game analysis
- Cork sports
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cork GAA
Places: Waterford, Clare, Fitzgerald Stadium
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