Cork claim Munster U-21 title

Kerry 0-12 Cork 0-13

Kerry 0-12 Cork 0-13

Cork claimed the under-21 Munster football title this evening, with a 0-13to 0-12 victory over neighbours Kerry in Tralee.The inclusion of senior players Colm Cooper, Declan O'Sullivan and Paddy Kelly, all of whom started against Dublin last weekend, was not enough for the Kingdom.Kerry were much fancied after the news of the inclusion of eligible senior players but Cork stuck to their task to upset the home fans.Kerry: D Dineen; A O’Connell, B O’Mahony, F Griffin; P Sheehan, R O Flaharta, J Coffey; K Donaghy, P Kelly; D Walsh, D O’Sullivan (Dromid Pearses), S Foley; D O’Sullivan (Lispole), B Sheehan, C Cooper.Cork: K Murphy; M Prout, D O’Donovan, B Crowley; N O’Riordan, P Nealon, E O’Connor; S O’Sullivan, D Coughlan; C O’Riordan, P Kelly, J Hayes; R Long, T Twomey, K O’Sullivan.

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