Dublin 1-16 Cork 0-14: All-Ireland Gaelic Football Quarter Final 2013

gaelic The Dublin brigade continues, as a goal in the 38th minute by youngster Jack McCaffrey helped them to a 5-point victory over Cork in Croke Park in the second All-Ireland Senior Football Quarter Final on Saturday evening last. Despite the teams being level on a number of occasions in the first half, it was Dublin who led 0-9 to 0-7 at the break of play. The goal directly after half-time put the Dubs 5 points to the good, and while Cork managed to haul the gap back to two points with 20 minutes to play, they floundered towards the finish, and Dublin finished strongly to book a semi-final spot with late points from Rock, McManamon, Kilkenny, Bastick, and goalkeeper Cluxton, whose free-taking prowess landed the net-minder with an astonishing six points. After the match, Cork manager Conor Counihan announced he would be stepping aside from his post. Counihan has been in charge for 6 years, and led Cork to the 2010 All-Ireland title. Dublin: S Cluxton; J Cooper, R O'Carroll, K O'Brien; J McCarthy, G Brennan, J McCaffrey; MD MacAuley, C O'Sullivan; P Flynn, C Kilkenny, D Connolly; P Mannion, B Cullen, B Brogan. Subs (5): D Rock for B Cullen (41 min), P McMahon for J Cooper (50 min), K McManamon for P Mannion (54 min), D Bastick for MD MacAuley (60 min), E O'Gara for C Kilkenny (66 min). Scorers (9): S Cluxton 0-06 (2f, 4 '45), J McCaffrey 1-00, P Flynn, C Kilkenny, D Rock 0-02 each; MD MacAuley, B Brogan (1f), K McManamon, D Bastick 0-01 each. Cork: A Quirke; E Cadogan, M Shields, T Clancy; D Cahalane, G Canty, J Loughrey; A O'Connor, P O'Neill; M Collins, A Walsh, J O'Rourke; D Goulding, C Sheehan, B Hurley. Subs (5): P Kissane for E Cadogan (36 min), P Kerrigan for J O'Rourke (43 min), J O'Sullivan for T Clancy (48 min), D O'Connor for A O'Connor (51 min), T Clancy for G Canty (55 min). Scorers (7): D Goulding 0-05 (2f, 1 '45); B Hurley 0-03; M Collins 0-02 (1f); C Sheehan, J O'Rourke, D Cahalane (1 '45), J Loughrey 0-01 each.
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