Cork go up a gear after sluggish start

AN IMPRESSIVE Cork cruised past Clare in this Munster JFC clash at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

The hosts, backboned by players with senior, U21 and minor experience, started poorly but finished the game as a contest with a deadly second quarter surge.

Aided by the strong wind, Clare raced into a 0-3 to 0-1 lead after five minutes with Mark McCarthy claiming all their scores. However, Cork showed their potential with Mark Cronin’s rasping shot after a great passing movement, coming back off a post. Thereafter the Clare challenge collapsed as the hosts, led by the industrious Andrew O’Sullivan at midfield and Kevin O’Driscoll at centre forward, took control.