Lacklustre Cork rebuild Dublin morale

Tight, tidy, neat and efficient. A description of Dublin’s play on Saturday night, apart from the first 12 minutes and later when they were reduced to 14 men. 

Cork on the other hand were well short of last week’s sharpness and some of their defensive play showed inexperience and was naive.

There is no substitute for determination or enthusiasm and Dublin had these in abundance, particularly after their first goal.