Mike Quirke: Cork leaders were struggling for oxygen

The last time I can recall a match like we had in Killarney on Saturday night was the ‘rain game’ in 2008 between Kerry and Galway in the big house in Dublin.

It was the same darkness and cold, with walls of rain sweeping down the length of the pitch. July morphed into December, and had people scampering for ponchos instead of sun cream.

Success in replays is normally based around two aspects; adjustments made by management, and the players mindset.