Lady luck helps Cork to learn and progress at expense of Roscommon

Cork performance against Roscommon lacked the same intensity of the Mayo win but Cleary's men found a way to get over the line in the second half.

Tommy Walsh of Cork is tackled by Enda Smith of Roscommon. Picture: Tom Beary/Sportsfile

All-Ireland SFC Preliminary quarter-final: Cork 1-14 Roscommon 0-16

THERE'S a temptation to get swept up in the rising red tide. To do like everyone else on Leeside and surf the growing swells of goodwill and good results. But to preach only the positives would be to conveniently ignore the many stray brushstrokes in Cork’s latest piece of championship artwork.