Classy Cork pound woeful Wexford to remain in race

Wexford 0-7 Cork 0-19

Even the 12-point winning margin doesn’t reflect the extent of the All-Ireland champions’ dominance over the 70 minutes. With victory vital to remain in league title contention, Cork took the game by the scruff of the neck, played a brand of hurling that Wexford couldn’t remotely match and were overwhelmed by the splendour of the winners’ performance.

Delighted coach John Allen couldn’t conceal his satisfaction: “There was a championship element to the game as far as we were concerned, knowing that only a win would keep our league hopes alive”, he said. “The lads delivered, and they delivered in some style too”.