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Mon 09 Sep 2009Clinical Kerry close down all escape routes for Cork
ALL-IRELAND FOOTBALL FINAL: Kerry 0-16 Cork 1-9: GENERATIONS OF practice and a clear-sighted practicality were both in evidence as Kerry crowned an historic decade in Croke Park yesterday, tucking away a 36th GAA All-Ireland football title – the county’s fifth in 10 years.
The ability to play to their strengths and conduct a game plan with the minimum of fuss fell like a cold fog on the urgency and thrust of the all-action game that Cork had showcased all season.
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