2009 U21 Dublin 1-9 Cork 1-10

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Sunday April 19 2009
CORK advanced to the final of the Cadbury All-Ireland U-21 football championship for the first time since last winning the title in 2007, but they endured a nervy finish before finally seeing off wasteful Dublin in yesterday's semi-final.

The Rebels lost captain and top scorer Colm O'Neill to injury and centre-forward Shane McCarthy to a red card in the closing stages but still managed to hold on.

Dublin kicked a huge tally of 16 wides, 10 alone in the opening half, as Cork were let off the hook.

O'Neill goaled for Cork in the 24th minute to establish a five-point lead -- 1-4 to 0-2 -- but Dublin were in touch at half-time as they trailed by 1-4 to 0-4.

Barry O'Rourke's 38th minute goal levelled the scores at 1-6 apiece and Dublin then moved ahead when Paddy Andrews pointed with 20 minutes left.

But Cork hit back with a run of four unanswered scores to assume control again and seal the win.

Scorers -- Cork: C O'Neill 1-4 (2f), C Sheehan 0-3 (1f), D Goold 0-2, M Collins 0-1. Dublin: T Furman, D Rock (3f) 0-3 each, B O'Rourke 1-0, P O'Connor (1f), P Andrews, D Quinn 0-1 each

Cork: A Seymour; S McLoughlin, R Buckley, N Galvin; Connor O'Driscoll, A Walsh, B Daly; C O'Donovan, K O'Driscoll; C Sheehan, S McCarthy, Colm O'Driscoll; C O'Neill, D Goold, P Honahan. Subs: M Collins for Colm O'Driscoll (45), J Fitzpatrick for O'Neill (54)

Dublin: D McDonnell; C Moore, R O'Carroll, H Gill; J Cooper, C O'Sullivan, N Brogan; C Murphy, K Nolan; P O'Connor, L Sweetman, D Kelly; B O'Rourke, P Andrews, D Rock. Subs: T Furman for O'Connor (26), N Devereux for Brogan (38), J Sheanon for Kelly (48m), D Quinn for O'Rourke (51), N Coughlan for Rock (57)

Referee: M Higgins (Fermanagh)