Clinical Cork end Kerry’s faint hopes

Kerry’s faint aspirations of joining their neighbours in the Division 1 semi-finals were turned into notions by a Cork outfit who hadn’t read the script that they were only supposed to turn up and put up a fight.
With their last spot secured last week, they had been expected to mind themselves ahead of that clash next Sunday. But here their superior attitude stood out. They were much the better side, defying the strong wind that faced them in the first-half to lead on four separate occasions before taking a 1-7 to 1-6 half-time lead.