Details
| Date | Time | Competition | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 June 2022 | 2:00 pm | Sam Maguire Cup | 2022 |
Match Report
SFC: Hurley Magic Seals Cork Win
A 60 second salvo from Brian Hurley was the difference as Cork overcame Louth 2-12 to 2-8 in a dramatic encounter at Pairc Uí Chaoimh.
The hosts got off to the better start through talisman Stephen Sherlock who opened the scoring from a free in the 7th minute.
Captain Brian Hurley also began sharply and pointed a mark moments later before Sherlock got another to extended Cork’s lead to 3 points early on.
It took 17 minutes for Louth to get their first score of the day but what a score it was.
A last-ditch tackle on Sean Powter began a swift counter attack up the other end through John Clutterbuck which went through the hands before Liam Jackson fisted the ball into the Cork to level the game.
From here, the game became more scrappy tense affair with both sides relying on their free takers with Stephen Sherlock and Sam Mulroy adding two frees apiece in the second quarter.
Hurley had the pick of the scores from a Cork perspective with his effort from 35 yards opening up a 0-7 to 1-2 lead on the half hour mark.
Corner back Dan Corcoran would get Louth’s first point from play on the stroke of half time with his point from a narrow angle leaving his side trailing by a point going into the break.
Sherlock and Mulroy traded frees at the beginning of the second half before the St. Finbarrs man got his first from play in the 41st minute with a excellent right footed curling effort to leave it 0-9 to 1-4.
While the forwards may have been getting all of the glory, it was Chris Kelly in goal who Cork could thank for staying in the lead when he made a tremendous double save on 48 minutes.
Hurley had a goal chance of his own in the 54th minute as he slid in on a low cross which Louth goalkeeper James Califf did well to tip around the post for a 45 which was duly converted by Sherlock for his seventh point of the day.
0-10 to 1-5 was the state of play going into the last ten minutes with Cork attempting to keep the ball for as long as possible much to the annoyance of the 3,000 spectators present.
That all changed in the space of a minute however as Brian Hurley got 1-1 in moments after two quick counter attacks to leave it 1-11 to 1-5 with five minutes remaining.
There would be more drama however in the injury time with two goals in the space of a minute. First through Colm O’Callaghan before Conor Grimes gave Louth hope in the dying moments.
A Sherlock free at the death left four between them however and its Cork who march on to the second round.
Timeline
| Stephen Sherlock | 7' | |
| Brian Hurley | 8' | |
| Brian Hurley | 9' | |
| 17' | Liam Jackson | |
| Cathal O'Mahony | 18' | |
| Stephen Sherlock | 22' | |
| 23' | Sam Mulroy | |
| Stephen Sherlock | 27' | |
| Stephen Sherlock | 28' | |
| 30' | Sam Mulroy | |
| Brian Hurley | 31' | |
| Cathal O'Mahony Brian Hayes |
35' | |
| 35' | Dan Corcoran | |
| 38' | Sam Mulroy | |
| Stephen Sherlock | 39' | |
| Stephen Sherlock | 41' | |
| 43' | Ciaran Keenan Ryan Burns |
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| John O'Rourke Damien Gore |
51' | |
| 51' | Sam Mulroy | |
| Stephen Sherlock | 55' | |
| 62' | Conall McKeever Leonard Grey |
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| Brian Hurley | 65' | |
| Brian Hurley | 66' | |
| Daniel Dineen Cian Kiely |
69' | |
| 69' | Ciaran Downey | |
| Colm O'Callaghan | 70' | |
| Stephen Sherlock | 70' | |
| Sean Powter Tadhg Corkery |
70' | |
| Eoghan McSweeney Paul Walsh |
70' | |
| 70' | Tom Jackson | |
| 70' | Conor Grimes |
Past Meetings
 
(Round 6)
5-19 0-16NFL Division 3
Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Cork v Louth |
Ground
| Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
|---|
| Páirc Uí Chaoimh, The Marina, Blackrock, Knockrea B, Cork, County Cork, Munster, T12 Y0EH, Ireland |
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A crazy finish with Grimes getting a goal back for Louth before Sherlock points a free to ensure Cork survive. 2-12 to 2-8 is how it finishes.
Another goal for Cork through Colm O'Callaghan to seal it for Cork.
Durnan gets a point to leave a goal in it.
Both sides ring the changes going into injury time with four in it going into four mins of added time.
Hurley gets 1-1 in the space of a minute. Surely that is the decisive score for Cork as they lead by six now.
Leonard Gray on for Conall McKeever for Louth.
Cork play keep ball which ends in a goal chance for Mattie Taylor but his shot is saved on the line.
Hurley with a goal chance for Cork as he gets on the end of a cross but his soccer style effort hits of keeper James Califf which goes out for a 45. Sherlock duly converts for his 7th point.
Chris Kelly with a brilliant double save for Cork.
Tommy Durnan also on for Louth in place of Conor Early.
Ciaran Keenan on for Ryan Burns for Louth
Sherlock gets his first from play with a lovely right footed curling effort from the right hand side.
Mulroy and Sherlock trade frees.
Back underway.
Brian Hayes coming on for Cathal O'Mahony for Cork.
Teams coming out for the second half.
Half-time and its Cork who will go into the break a point ahead. Tense tight affair as expected with the free takers having a busy day. All to play for in the second half.
Corner back Dan Corcoran gets a nice point from a very tight angle to put one between them in injury time in the opening half.
Mulroy gets his second of the day before Hurley gets a lovely point from 35 yards out.
Another free and another point for Sherlock.
Sherlock points another free to Cork back in front. His third of the day.
Mulroy levels with his first point of the game through a close range free.
Sherlock with his second free to put the Rebels back in front.
What a goal for Louth. Liam Jackson finishes a move which started at the other end after a tackle on Seanie Powter, one swift counter attack instigated by Butterbuck and suddenly the ball is in the net.
Mulroy skews another free and Cork emerge quickly to try and mount another attack which ends in Cathal O'Mahony winning a 45.
Another for Hurley from a mark.
Brian Hurley gets Cork's second of the day.
Sherlock opens the scoring with a free.
Sam Mulroy with an uncharacteristic missed free for Louth. Remains scoreless.
Good start from Cork to have a long spell of possession, ending in a Stephen Sherlock 45 but it drops into the keepers hands. Louth's turn now to mount an attack.
Underway at a sparsely populated Pairc Uí Chaoimh.
D McConnon, J Clutterbuck, D Nally & R Burns for T Jackson, T Durnin, C Grimes, C Byrne are the aformentioned changes for Mickey Harte's side.
In team news, Cork play as selected while there are four Louth changes from the programme.
Last time the teams met was in Division Three of NFL in 2020 where Cork ran out comfortable winners. One suspects it will be a much closer game today in what looks like a damp Pairc.
Hello and welcome to live text commentary of Cork v Louth in the 1st round of the SFC qualifiers. Thrown in at Pairc Uí Chaoimh is at 2.