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Mon 08 Aug 2009Hungrier Cork reach the top table as Tyrone struggle
ALL-IRELAND SFC SEMI-FINAL Cork 1-13 Tyrone 0-11: CHAMPIONS TYRONE were deposed at Croke Park yesterday. It was, however, the manner of the fall that distinguished this All-Ireland football semi-final because it looked as if the chasing pack has finally caught up with Mickey Harte’s formidable team.
Judged by the graph lines of performance, Cork’s fortunes have intersected and risen beyond those of the Ulster champions. The match never lived up to its billing as the event of the season, partly because of unexpected developments but also because Conor Counihan’s team was so much in command, faster, stronger and hungrier than their opponents.
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