Cork 2-31 Tipperary 4-22 (After extra-time):BRIAN HARTNETT inspired Cork to a hard-earned victory over holders Tipperary in the Munster minor hurling quarter-final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh last evening,

The dynamic corner-forward scored all his side’s six points in the second-half of extra-time.

The teams were level 12 times during a high-scoring encounter.

Tipperary full-forward Aidan McCormack claimed a hat-trick of goals as the counties finished 2-21 to 3-18 after the hour. A fourth goal from Cathal Horan helped the holders to a 4-20 to 2-25 interval advantage after the first period of extra-time time before Hartnett cut loose on the resumption.

CORK: G Minhane; D Lester, F O’Mahony, D Stokes; C Joyce, D O’Carroll, T McGuinness; N Kelly (0-1), D Sweetnam (0-2); S O’Keeffe (0-2), S Moore (0-3), C Lehane (0-6); J Coughlan (1-0 penalty), M Howard (0-1), B Hartnett (1-14, seven frees). Subs: K Buckley for McGuinness (42 mins), R O’Shea for Howard (44), J Wall (0-2) for O’Moore (46 mins), C Spillane for Stokes (59 mins).

TIPPERARY: D Reddan; C Barrett, A Ryan, P Dunne; S Kennedy, B Stapleton (0-1), J Meagher; D Flynn, J Forde; D McCormack (0-1), N OMeara (0-3), T Heffernan; L McGrath (0-10 frees), A McCormack (3-0), C Horan (1-2). Subs: J Cahill for Kennedy (23 mins), D Butler (0-1) for Heffernan (47), M OBrien (0-4) for Forde (48), J ODwyer for Dunne (55).

Referee: M OConnor (Limerick).