Sean Hayes lauds never-say-die character of Cork players

Cork manager Sean Hayes heralded the character of his players for the manner in which they responded to a flurry of late Kerry scores.

Having opened up a two-point advantage following Sean White’s goal on 46 minutes, Cork conceded three of the next four scores to allow Kerry back on a level footing one minute into second-half stoppage time.

“Kerry came back, went ahead, we came back and won. You couldn’t fault the effort of the lads,” said a delighted Hayes. “Cian [Dorgan] got a big score to win it. He is a good scorer and he has proven that with Ballincollig.