Cormac Beausang pounced for a goal in the second minute of stoppage time to settle the game
Cork failed to score until a Shane Kingston free after 20 minutes, and by then Wexford had landed six points. Corner back Simon Donohoe scored a beauty from centrefield after a lovely move out of defence, and the impressive Rory Higgins slotted his first score after a turnover inside the Cork 45.
Cork’s build-up play improved in the closing 10 minutes of the first half and they racked up a few scores. The service into Padraig Power and Brian Hayes improved, and to one degree of another they both looked threatening. After his tour de force against Galway a month ago, though, Declan Dalton struggled make an impact. He nearly scored a goal after just three minutes, when his fearsome shot was blocked brilliantly by James Lawlor in the Wexford goal, but his striking was unusually patchy.Cork brought deficit down to a couple of points, briefly, but Wexford scored the final two points of the first half and led by four at the break, 0-10 to 0-6.
Wexford were still six points clear eight minutes into the second half, and though Cork had clearly improved in the middle third, and looked more dangerous in attack, Wexford kept Cork at arm’s length for most of the second half. The outstanding Chin kept the scoreboard ticking over, from play and frees, but in the end they committed to many misses. Without rhyme or reason, Cork nailed them.P Collins, N O’Leary, E Downey, E Roche, E Twomey, C Joyce, T O’Connell, B Roche, L Meade, D Dalton, C Cahalane, S Barrett 0-3, S Kingston 0-8, 0-7 frees, P Power 1-1, B Hayes 0-1.
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