Cork blossom as Kerry wilt in heat
The manner in which Billy Morgan’s team triumphed so convincingly in yesterday’s replay in Páirc Uí Chaoímh contrasted sharply with the way Kerry struggled and in the process seeming to confirm the view that another All-Ireland title is beyond them.
While Cork’s success was essentially a reward for superb team play, a greater appetite and a level of fitness that was remarkable in the draining heat, it was adorned by some marvellous point-scoring from James Masters in particular. And, in the way that Colm Cooper was confined to a single score and kicked five wides in a game which marked a continuance of his loss of form, these two displays mirrored the difference between the sides.
