Burke breaks Cork resolve
On Saturday in Croke Park his Garrycastle charges could not be separated from Crossmaglen Rangers in the All-Ireland Club football decider and a share of the points between Galway and Cork looked on the cards, as the score stood at 2-13 to 1-16 in the closing moments.
But a late show by his precocious young attacker Niall Burke ensured Cunningham’s weekend of sporting endeavours concluded on a joyous note. A fine team move involving David Burke and Joseph Cooney released the Oranmore-Maree player in the 69th minute, and as the ball hopped before him, he connected to whip a sublime strike to the roof of the net. Burke applied the finishing touches when lofting over a point from the wing in injury-time and Galway were left to reflect on a four-point victory that had looked improbable when they trailed by eight points during the first-half.
