‘Magic in the air when Cork and Kerry meet’
There were no wild predictions from the Cork crowd as they calmly supped pre-match pints in the heart of bustling Killarney on Munster football final day. “But we have a chance,” many were heard to say.
Clearly, the war of words during the build-up was to Cork’s advantage as the underdogs put the heat on the All-Ireland champions and hot favourities. It took a contentious penalty and a point as the clock ticked down to snatch a draw for Kerry in a thriller at sun-baked Fitzgerald Stadium before a 35,000-attendance.
