“Relieved, but not surprised,” was Keith Ricken’s summation of his team’s astonishing first-half comeback.

The Cork U20s overturned an early nine-point deficit to secure the county’s first All-Ireland football title since 2010.

Dublin U20 manager Tom Gray expressed relief after surviving Galway’s spirited challenge in the Eirgrid All-Ireland football semi-final at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park.

Ciaran Archer was Dublin’s main target man as they demolished Longford in Glennon Brothers Pearse Park to advance to the Leinster U20 Football Championship semi-final.