McGRATH CUP FINAL/Cork 1-13 UL 0-6:CORK CONCLUDED a successful McGrath Cup campaign by easily defeating UL in the final at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday in defying treacherous conditions. The sides were level 0-4 each after 23 minutes, Cork scoring the opening four points before Enda Varley sparked a UL revival, but a Conor McManus effort helped Cork lead 0-7 to 0-4 at half-time.
Conor McCarthy shoved Cork 0-12 to 0-5 in front after 41 minutes and while Varley responded with an equally eye-catching point in the 49th minute there was no stopping the home side. Substitute Séamus Hayes pounced for the only goal four minutes from the end.
CORK: K Murphy; B Crowley, N O’Donovan, K Harrington; D Murphy, E Sexton, R O’Sullivan; A O’Sullivan, A O’Connor; C McCarthy (0-4), F Goold (0-2, one free), P Kelly (0-2); M Harrington, C McManus (0-1), K O’Sullivan (0-3, one free). Subs: C Keane for Kelly (yellow card, 33 mins), S Hayes (1-1) for M Harrington (50 mins), S O’Sullivan for McManus (51 mins), R Brosnan for Goold (55 mins), P Gayer for K Harrington (57 mins).
UL: K O’Malley; S McKeown, C O’Mahony, R Brady; L O’Dwyer, M Moloney, D Rattigan; D Moran (0-2, frees), F Lynch; S Lonergan, S Ó Sé, D Bracken; E Varley (0-4, two frees), P Byrne, J Buckley. Subs: P Hogan for McKeown (yellow card, 10 mins), K O’Brien for Hogan (half-time).
Referee: D O’Mahony (Tipperary).
