Donal O'Grady: Tipperary's ability to conjure goals shows Cork the route to top table

Cork gave everything they had. Tipp just had a little bit more

Cork’s Shane Kingston controls the ball under severe pressure from Tipperary’s Niall O’Meara in atrocious conditions during the All-Ireland SHC match at LIT Gaelic Grounds, Limerick. Picture: Laszlo Geczo

A stirring contest between Cork and Tipperary was decided in the first and final 10 minutes of the second half.

After the interval, the rain eased off and the wind died a little, to Tipp’s advantage. The Premier took the game to Cork in that first 10 minutes. The wind-assisted Rebels were unable to pressurise their opponents to the same degree as they had in the first half as Tipp upped their movement and intensity, giving them that extra second to deliver more effective ball forward as more space was created.