Anthony Daly: A Déise masterclass means Gary Keegan will earn his Cork crust now
2 April 2022; Patrick Collins of Waterford shoots to score his side's first goal during the Allianz Hurling League Division 1 Final match between Cork and Waterford at FBD Semple Stadium in Thurles, Tipperary. Photo by Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile
When Cork levelled the match at 0-7 each in the 25th minute on Saturday night, a game which had been bubbling nicely up to that point looked set to keep rising towards boiling point. Yet before we knew what had happened, Waterford just turned up the gas and boiled Cork to a cinder in a flash.
It might sound outlandish to say that the goals from Patrick Curran and Stephen Bennett inside a minute finished the game, but they effectively did. As well as deflating Cork, it just gave Waterford that cushion that enabled them to always keep Cork at arm’s length.
