Counihan focuses on positives

HIS side may have coughed up a four-point lead in the final quarter but Cork boss Conor Counihan was not downcast.

Kerry generated a powerful finish and given their supremacy in the closing stages, Counihan was glad to have departed Killarney with the prospect of next Sunday afternoon’s replay in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Cork controlled this game for long stretches but despite not managing a successful result, Counihan preferred to focus on the fact that his team still have a live interest in the provincial championship.

“Look, it could have gone from us too, so on balance we’re happy. It was always going to be tough for our first championship game of the season coming down here.