Clinical Cork limber up for Killarney

THEY spent yesterday afternoon in Páirc Uí Chaoimh but Cork’s footballers had subconsciously drifted to another stadium long before the finish of yesterday’s Munster SFC semi-final stroll against Waterford.

When Daniel Goulding prodded the ball to the net in the ninth minute to catapult Cork into a nine-point lead, thoughts among players and the talk amongst supporters began to revolve around Fitzgerald Stadium.

The Killarney showdown that looked inevitable after the Munster GAA chiefs spun the draw drum last October was always going to come to pass. Cork’s blistering start yesterday against a beleaguered Waterford side meant their path to a provincial decider on July 3 was assured.