Munster MHC Final/Cork 2-18 Limerick 1-8: Cork preserved their record of never having lost to Limerick in a Munster minor hurling final with victory at Páirc Uí Chaoimh yesterday.

The winners led by 1-7 to 0-5 at the interval following a low-key first half. Patrick Cronin scored the goal after 20 minutes.

Cork stretched the lead to 1-13 to 0-6 after 43 minutes. They then ended the game as a contest with a 1-2 burst in two minutes. Pat Horgan scored the goal. Limerick scored 1-6 in the later stages with Eoin Ryan scoring a goal from an injury-time penalty.

CORK: R O'Keeffe; E O'Sullivan, E Dillon, G O'Driscoll; S White, P O'Sullivan, T Murray; A Brady, P O'Driscoll; P Cronin (1-10, 0-6 frees), E Murphy (0-1), P O'Brien (0-2); C Naughton (0-2), P Horgan (1-2), J Halbert (0-1). Subs: A Mannix for Brady (inj, 21 mins), D O'Callaghan for O'Brien (58 mins), P Finnegan for Halbert (58 mins).

LIMERICK: G Flynn; S Brown, L Hurley, T Condon; J Kelly (0-1, free), D Moloney, S Hickey; D Moore (0-1), D Hanley; G O'Mahony, J Ryan, B O'Sullivan; D O'Sullivan (0-1), D O'Connor, E Ryan (1-8, 1-0 pen, 0-4 frees). Subs: S Herlihy for O'Connor (half-time), B Quinn for B O'Sullivan (40 mins), M Ryan (0-1) for O'Mahoney (43 mins).

Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary).