The Cork footballers’ setbacks since they last won in Killarney in 1995 The Rebels hope to end an 18-year barren spell in Fitzgerald Stadium next Sunday afternoon. 03/07/13 2,486 Views 5 Comments Share1 Tweet20 Email5 CORK FOOTBALL FANS may be accustomed to summertime trips to Killarney but they haven’t found the visits to Fitzgerald Stadium to be rewarding experiences of late. You have to go back 18 years for their last senior championship victory at the venue when Niall Cahalane captained them to win provincial honours as they overcame the concession of an early Eamonn Breen goal. 1995 – Cork 0-15 Kerry 1-9 YouTube: Bryansford Gael ***************** But since then it’s been a series of disappointments for Cork sides. They have drawn on four occasions against Kerry in Munster championship clashes and lost out on five occasions. Here’s a look back at how they have fallen short. 1998 – Kerry 1-14 Cork 1-11 Larry Tompkins double-jobbed on this occasion as he lined out in attack while also managing the Cork footballers. But it was the opposing attacking star who had the biggest say in proceedings with Maurice Fitzgerald grabbing a crucial goal for the Kingdom. 2000 – Kerry 2-15 Cork 1-13 Kerry’s Dara O’Cinneide proved the difference in this encounter as he clinically buried a pair of penalties past Kevin O’Dwyer in the Cork goal. Colin Corkery lead Cork’s second-half fightback but Kerry held on. 2002 – Kerry 0-8 Cork 0-8 A damp squib of an encounter and not just because of the torrential rain in Killarney. The game finished all square and was notably played in a funereal atmosphere in the aftermath of Ireland’s penalty shootout exit from the 2002 World Cup against Spain in Suwon, earlier that day. Cork made amends in the following week’s replay to triumph by 0-15 to 1-9 in Páirc Uí Chaoimh. 2004 – Kerry 0-15 Cork 0-7 The first championship game of Billy Morgan’s second coming as Cork manager ended in a convincing defeat. Kerry lead by four points, 0-7 to 0-3, at the interval and they pulled clear comfortably by the finish. 2006 – Kerry 0-10 Cork 0-10 The teams finished all square in this provincial final on the same day that Italy defeated France to win the 2006 World Cup. James Masters shot 0-7 and Bryan Sheehan struck 0-6 as the teams finished on 0-10 apiece. The following week Masters hit 1-6 as Cork won out by 1-12 to 0-9 in the replayed encounter. 2007 – Kerry 1-15 Cork 1-13 Donncha O’Connor and Colm Cooper found the net for their respective sides but it was Cooper who was celebrating at the end as Kerry won out by two points. Cork had a late goal chance but Derek Kavanagh was denied by the Kerry rearguard. 2009 – Kerry 0-13 Cork 1-10 Another draw and a game which Cork let slip. They lead by 1-9 to 0-7 at one juncture with Pearse O’Neill firing to the net to provide an early boost but they were hauled back as Bryan Sheehan landed a last-gasp free to force a draw. Again Cork prevailed on home soil in the replay as they produced a 1-17 to 0-12 win. 2010 – Kerry 0-15 Cork 0-15 A familiar state of party at the final whistle as Colm Cooper swung over a late free to rescue a draw for Kerry. Moments before Cork looked to have garnered the spoils when Colm O’Neill boomed over a brilliant long-range point. The following week’s replay was an acrimonious affair with Kerry eventually winning out by a point after extra-time. YouTube: KeitShan 2011 – Kerry 1-15 Cork 1-12 With Declan O’Sullivan in terrific form and Darran O’Sullivan smashing home a fantastic goal, Kerry were in control early on. Cork pushed in the second-half and Donncha O’Connor found the net but defeat was their lot once more as they left Killarney. YouTube: KilkennyFootball All Pics INPHO

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O'Driscoll point bails out Barróg Email Print Font Size 0 Share RONAN MAC LOCHLAINN – 30 APRIL 2013 02:00 PM AN injury-time point from Robert O'Driscoll earned Naomh Barróg a share of the spoils in their highly entertaining U-14 Football League Division 3 encounter against Templeogue Synge Street at Bushy Park last Saturday afternoon. ALSO IN THIS SECTION Lilies show regrowth O'Dowd left 'devastated' as Royals rue not stretching lead Lilywhites lift first minor title in 22 years Expatriate Savings Advice €30k-€1m Savings? Free Report To Increase The Returns On Your Money www.OffshoreSavingsDesigner.com Cursos Gratis 2013 Apúntate este mes - Cursos 2013. Buscador Cursos FP. ¡Infórmate! cursosformacionprofesionalfp.com Ads by Google TEMPLEOGUE SYNGE STREET 3-11 NAOMH BARRÓG 3-11 O'Driscoll looked certain to goal after collecting the ball after Aidan Pepper's shot had rebounded off the crossbar, but Kevin Black in the Synge Street goal pulled off a miraculous save to salvage a deserved point for the hosts. The thrilling conclusion was a fitting climax to a wonderful match that ebbed and flowed throughout with both sides enjoying pockets of dominance, ensuring neither side gained a stranglehold on events. Enthralling That led to an enthralling contest in which the visitors looked the slicker in the early exchanges, and they deservedly held an early two-point lead thanks to scores by Jason Byrne and O'Driscoll inside three minutes. The hosts responded with an excellent point from a tight angle by Eoin O'Donovan in the seventh minute, and the same player was on hand to convert a facile free three minutes later to reflect the evenness of the fixture on the scoreboard. O'Donovan's sweet left foot was proving Synger's sole source of scores at this point, and he handed his side the lead for the first time with another classy point in the 13th minute, prior to O'Driscoll restoring parity by the end of the first quarter with a close-in free. A feature of the match was the wonderful blocking produced by both sides. From one such example Kevin Boland was able to restore Barróg's lead from the counter-attack with, almost inevitably, O'Donovan replying in kind for the hosts. An excellent point from midfielder Tom Muldoon ensured a narrow lead for Synge Street and it was maintained when full-back Brian Barrett produced a superb block to deny Byrne a certain goal in the 26th minute. However, the talented full-forward was not to be denied and a surging run from the right wing resulted in a glorious finish from close range, with a late score from O'Driscoll pushing the Kilbarrack lads 1-5 to 0-5 ahead by the interval. The depth of both panels was highlighted upon the restart with Conor Doyle impressing immediately with a cracking point for Templeogue. His well-taken goal from an intricate pass by O'Donovan in the 38th minute swung the momentum in Synger's direction. Another substitute, Keith Conroy of Barróg, levelled matters soon after but the home side had regained the initiative and substitute James Clarke was on hand to flick to the net from Muldoon's delivery 15 minutes from time. Michael Black and Jason Moriarty exchanged points as the half progressed but, with the game seemingly slipping from Barróg's grasp, O'Driscoll turned adroitly to fire a precise finish beyond the outstretched reach of Kevin Black. The hosts responded well to this setback with points from the towering David Croke and Doyle. But these scores looked in vain as Moriarty embarked on a run from midfield which culminated in a sublime finish to the net from eight yards in the 59th minute. A point from Byrne looked like the insurance score for the visitors but Croke had other ideas as he buried home from close range to hand his side a one-point lead that O'Driscoll nullified by the end of an exceptional contest.