PREDICTABLY, the plaudits which holders Cork earned from another top-class display in the TG4 All-Ireland Ladies SFC were lost in the after-shock surrounding Valerie Mulcahy’s sending-off and the speculation on how much more difficult it would be to beat Monaghan in her absence.

THE movement was often poor, much of the passing sloppy too, but Fermoy and Newmarket can still take a bow for an Evening Echo Cork Co U-21 FC semi-final performance in Mallow on Saturday that was full of passion and commitment, with a draw probably the right result in the end.

Cork 0-13 Mayo 1-9

Cork 2-13 Galway 0-6

Mayo 3-16 Galway1-12