Cork made all the right moves

Cork showed good character in coming from behind to beat Waterford.

Jimmy Barry-Murphy and his management team will be pleased with their efforts, making crucial switches and substitutions.

With 15 minutes to go, Waterford led by three points and Cork had only scored three points up to then in the second period, but they still pulled through. Cork’s defence yielded only a point to the Déise in that last 15 minutes — a long-range free from Maurice Shanahan, 13 minutes after John Mullane had their final point from play. In contrast, Cork rattled off 0-7 in that time, including an inspirational score from Séan Óg Ó hAilpín to push them two clear.