Minors are left to restore Leeside pride

CORK’s minor footballers will be bidding to restore the battered football pride in the county as they tackle Dublin tomorrow at Croke Park for a place in the All-Ireland final.

The Rebels’ Under 21 footballers were shocked by Waterford on Thursday night in the provincial semi-final, leaving the minors to salvage a season that has gone sour for football on Leeside.

Cork were beaten by Kerry in the Munster MFC final but defeated a highly rated Galway side in the qualifiers to reach this stage of the campaign. Dublin claimed the Leinster title with a five point defeat of favourites Laois, who have since progressed to the final.