Cork shocked Limerick in front of a sold-out crowd to book their place in the All-Ireland final.
By Pat Nolan The third quarter surge that did for so many of Limerick’s opponents over the years ultimately proved their undoing this time. How many times have we seen it? Game opposition well in it up to half-time before being rocked by a barrage of scores after the break to turn the contest on its head. Only this time it was Cork inflicting the punches, each one of them landing in the first 11 minutes of the second half as they hit 10 points from as many shots in that period.
It gave them a five-point lead, having trailed by two, 0-16 to 1-11 at the changeover, an advantage that stretched to seven by the 51st minute and was maintained with 12 minutes of normal time remaining. But while Limerick recovered to a large degree and never gave in, the third quarter pummelling was too much even for them to come back from.
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