Niall Cahalane's side enjoyed most of the possession until almost 10 minutes into the second period when Mary's three points down began to show more ambition.
The Cork side dominated the first-half and much of that can be put down to Dylan Mehigan at midfield, who reduced Down star Dan Gordon to a minor role.
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