Down dig deep to survive with battling draw against Cork

Cork 1-10 Down 0-13

Trailing by five points after Ruairí Deane’s 33rd-minute goal for Cork, having had a welter of wides before that, the Mourne Men were back to within a point of their hosts after 10 minutes of the second- half but then a trio of Cork points in response looked to have settled them once more.

With 10 minutes remaining, it was 1-10 to 0-10 for Peadar Healy’s side after captain Paul Kerrigan rounded off a nice counter-attacking move, but still Down weren’t done.