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2022 GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Preliminary Quarter-Final – Cork 3-27 Antrim 2-19

June 11, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Cork defeated Antrim by 3-27 to 2-19 in the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Preliminary Quarter-Final on Saturday June 11th at Corrigan Park Belfast.

Match Highlights

Cork shake off plucky Antrim to claim 11-point victory in Corrigan Park

Report by David Mohan for the Irish Examiner newspaper

Antrim 2-19 Cork 3-27

A LOOK at the final score suggests this was a rather comfortable win for Cork over Antrim at Corrigan Park, but that does not tell the story of this All-Ireland SHC preliminary qualifier as the Rebels needed a strong second half to fend off the hosts.

Antrim led this game by one at the break and were full value for that, but the Rebels would find another gear after the break with Darragh Fitzgibbon putting in a huge shift to drive his side on.

The Charleville man finished with 1-4, while Robbie O’Flynn and Conor Lehane were also prominent for Kieran Kingston’s side that finished well to put a lopsided gloss on the final score.

Antrim just couldn’t reach the heights in the second half as the first when they had Cork in real trouble, but chances came and went that many have helped them. turn the screw.

While Sean Elliott nudged Antrim into an early lead, Cork had goal on mind for the off and five minutes in they got in when Tim O’Mahony pounced on a drop by Conal Cunning to make a beeline towards and his pass inside went all the way through to Darragh Fitzgibbon to finish.

Antrim were not fazed by this and hit back in kind shortly after as Ryan Elliott’s long puck-out was fetched by James McNaughton who raced in and blasted beyond Patrick Collins.

Cork were keen to put their stamp on this game and straight away, O’Mahony again found himself through with David Kearney healing him back outside the area with a goal chance deemed to have been prevented as referee Liam Gordon awarded a penalty, but only yellow to Kearney, with Conor Lehane dispatching to the net.

Antrim were looking a little shaky in defence and while Robbie O’Flynn clipped over the first of his four first-half points, the Saffrons grew into the gamer with McNaughton leading the way superbly although Elliott had to be alert to deny Lehane a goal with a save out for a 65 that was converted by the Midleton man.

On 23 minutes the hosts roared right back into this game with Michael Bradley feeding Keelan Molloy who stepped inside to find the net and put the hosts just one off the visitors, and they began to exert control with Neil McManus clipping over a sideline, yet chances went a begging in the swirling wind that was sending shots off to the right.

Still, they were growing in confidence with the home crowd finding its voice as McNaughton, Molloy, Cunning and Paddy Burke found their range to edge the hosts ahead.

A pair of O’Flynn scores tipped the balance back Cork’s way, but Antri finished the half well as Molloy levelled and McNaughton landed a free to put them 2-11 to 2-10 ahead.

The hosts just couldn’t hit the same heights in the second period despite Keelan Molloy scoring a beauty on the run after Seamus Harnedy pointed for Cork within seconds, as Darren Gleeson’s charges were to mainly rely on James McNaughton frees as Cork began to pull clear with Darragh Fitzgibbon exerting a greater control on this game as the minutes ticked by, clipping four points and having a hand in many more.

Lehane, O’Flynn, Harnedy kept the board ticking, while at the other end, Cork kept the door shut as Antrim just didn’t have the same room.

The hosts were just six adrift as the game moved into stoppage time, but Fitzgibbon and a second point from Patrick Horgan off the bench made it safe, while the coup de grace came with the last play as Jack O’Connor made a great run along the left and played inside to Harnedy who wrapped up the victory for the Rebels who now face Galway in next week’s quarter-final.

Scorers for Antrim: J McNaughton 1-9 (0-6f), K Molloy 1-3, C Cunning 0-2 (both frees), S Elliott 0-1, D Kearney 0-1, P Burke 0-1, NMcManus 0-1 (sideline), C Johnston 0-1

Scorers for Cork: C Lehane 1-9 (1-0 penalty 0-2 frees, 0-1 65), D Fitzgibbon 1-4, S Harnedy 1-3, R O’Flynn 0-6, A Connolly 0-2, P Horgan 0-2, M Coleman (0-1 free), C Cahalane 0-1

ANTRIM: R Elliott; D Kearney, G Walsh, N O’Connor; J Maskey, E Campbell, P Burke; M Bradley, K Molloy; J McNaughton, C Clarke, N McManus; C Cunning, D Nugent, S Elliott.
Subs: C McCann for D Nugent (49), C Bohill for M Bradley (55), C Johnston for S Elliott (55), N McKenna for C Cunning (63), D McKernan for J Maskey (68)

CORK: P Collins; D Cahalane, R Downey, S O’Donoghue; N O’Leary, C Joyce, M Coleman; D Fitzgibbon, L Meade; R O’Flynn, S Harnedy, S Kingston; T O’Mahony, A Connolly, C Lehane
Subs: C Cahalane for S Kingston (29), G Millerick for R Downey (51), T O’Connell for L Meade (58), P Horgan for T O’Mahony (61), J O’Connor for A Connolly (68)

REFEREE: L Gordon (Galway)

Match Preview

Team News

CORK (SHC v Antrim): P. Collins (Ballinhassig); D. Cahalane (St Finbarrs), R. Downey (Glen Rovers), S. O’Donoghue (Inniscarra); N. O’Leary (Castlelyons), C. Joyce (Castlemartyr), M. Coleman (c, Blarney); D. Fitzgibbon (Charleville), L. Meade (Newcestown); R. O’Flynn (Erins Own), S. Harnedy (St Ita’s), S. Kingston (Douglas); T. O’Mahony (Newtownshandrum), A. Connolly (Blackrock), C. Lehane (Midleton)
Subs: G. Collins (Ballinhassig), S. O’Leary-Hayes (Midleton), G. Millerick (Fr O’Neills), M. Keane (Ballygiblin), T. O’Connell (Midleton), C. Cahalane (St Finbarrs), B. Roche (Bride Rovers), S. Barrett (Blarney), P. Horgan (Glen Rovers), J. O’Connor (Sarsfields), A. Cadogan (Douglas).

Match Information

They meet in the championship for the first time since 2010 when Cork won an All-Ireland quarter-final by nine points.

How they reached this stage
ANTRIM
Joe McDonagh Cup
Antrim 3-22 Offaly 2-24
Antrim 6-22 Down 3-16
Antrim 2-22 Carlow 1-22
Antrim 7-29 Meath 3-14
Kerry 0-29 Antrim 2-21
Antrim 5-22 Kerry 4-24 (final)

Top Scorers
Conal Cunning……………..2-43 (0-34 frees, 0-1 ‘65’)
Ciarán Clarke……………….4-8 (2-0 pens)
Seán Elliot…………………….3-5 (0-1 s/l)
Conor Johnson……………..3-4
James McNaughton………..1-10 (0-8 frees)

How they reached this stage
CORK
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Limerick 2-25 Cork 1-17
Clare 0-28 Cork 2-20
Cork 2-22 Waterford 1-19
Cork 3-30 Tipperary 1-24

Top Scorers
Patrick Horgan…………….0-28 (0-21 frees, 0-2 ‘65s’)
Conor Lehane………………0-16 (0-3 frees)
Aaron Connolly…………….4-2
Shane Kingston…………….1-8

LAST FIVE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS
2010: Cork 1-25 Antrim 0-19 (All-Ireland quarter-final)
2004 – Cork 2-26 Antrim 0-10 (All-Ireland quarter-final)
1990 – Cork 2-20 Antrim 1-13 (All-Ireland semi-final)
1986 – Cork 7-11 Antrim 1-24 (All-Ireland semi-final)
1984 – Cork 3-26 Antrim 2-5 (All-Ireland semi-final)

Details

Date:
June 11, 2022
Time:
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Venue

Corrigan Park Belfast

GAA Units

Clare GAA
Cork GAA
Kerry GAA
Limerick GAA
Tipperary GAA
Waterford GAA
US GAA