Cork 0-09 Tipperary 0-11
Tipperary caused a major upset when they overturned Cork at Páirc Ui Rinn in the TG4 Munster SFC first-round clash.
Cork, fresh from claiming a Division 1 title, would have been expected to come through this challenge but on the night the Premier County were simply supreme as they outfought and outplayed the home team to deservedly take the points.
Such was their dominance that Cork only scored one point from play in the entire second half.
Sadbh McGoldrick set up Aimee Corcoran for the opening score as Cork went into an early lead.
With seven minutes gone Tipperary were back on level terms when Sarah English scored, before Cork had the first goal chance of the half, Rachel Leahy racing through on goal but Lauren Fitzpatrick denied her a green flag.
A great ball from Clara English set up Anna Carey for Tipp's second point as they went in front for the first time.
Cork’s Aine O’Sullivan saw her shot come back off the post before Heather Spillane put the visitors further in front.
Rachel O’Regan and Katie Quirke pointed for Cork to nudge ahead by the quarter hour mark, but Tipp responded through English and Eanna Morrissey.
Aine O’Sullivan pulled a point back for Cork at the start of the second half, with Morrissey replying at the other end for Tipp.
Quirke pointed from a free, after 38 minutes to make it 0-07 to 0-06, the closest Cork got to drawing level until the final minute.
Carey and Clara English pushed Tipp three points clear, with Quirke keeping Cork just about in touch from frees.
Two on the spin reduced the gap to the bare minimum as the game went into the final minute, but Tipp burst forward with Nora Martin getting the all-important insurance point.
Tipperary: L Fitzpatrick; T Hoare, M Curley, E Cronin; K Cashman, Nora Martin, S English (0-03); L Morrissey, Niamh Martin (0-01); C English (0-02), L Cunningham, H Spillane (0-01); K Crotty Ryan, A Carey (0-02f), E Morrissey (0-02f).
Subs: AR Kennedy for A Carey (40), A McGuigan for K Crotty Ryan (44), A Ryan for K Cashman (47), E Buckley for H Spillane (54), L Spillane for E Morrissey (63).
Cork: C Richmond; M Duggan, D Kiniry, S Kelly; R Corkery, S McGoldrick, C Hughes; A Corcoran (0-01), A O’Mahony; R Leahy, G Murphy, E Cleary; R O’Regan (0-01), K Quirke (0-06f), A O’Sullivan (0-01).
Subs: M O’Callaghan for G Murphy (44), L Hallihan for C Hughes (48), A Ring for R O’Regan (57).
Referee: Seamus Mulvihill, Kerry.
