Cork still finding their feet

ON the evidence of this display, characterised by an inconsistency over the two halves, followers will need to be patient if they are to see real progress from the Cork footballers in time.

With Westmeath substitute Dessie Dolan furious that his equalising ‘point’ in injury time wasn’t allowed, the home side was decidedly lucky to come out on top in the fourth round of the Allianz League on Saturday.

Dolan, not fully recovered from a hamstring strain he picked up in the Armagh game, was introduced seven minutes from the end of normal time in a game which went on for four minutes longer than the minimum two minutes which had been flagged.