Munster Under-21 FC Final/Cork 3-19 Tipperary 3-12:Cork clinched their 20th Munster under-21 football title and their fourth in a row with a deserved win over Tipperary at the Gaelic Grounds on Saturday.
Goals by Fiachra Lynch and a Daniel Goulding penalty helped the holders to a 2-10 to 1-7 interval lead. But when Barry Grogan completed his hat-trick for Tipperary with seven minutes left, Cork's lead stood at three points.
However, the champions held their nerve and a flurry of late points saw them through to an All-Ireland semi-final with Mayo, a repeat of last season's decider.
CORK: K O'Halloran; R Carey, M Shields, G O'Shea; S O'Donoghue (0-1), D Limerick, E Cadogan; F Goold (1-2, 0-1 45), A O'Sullivan; F Lynch (1-3, 0-1 sideline), R Leahy (0-1), P Kerrigan (0-4); C O'Neill, D Goulding (1-6, 1-0 penalty, 0-3 frees), S Cahalane (0-2 frees). Subs: K Harrington for O'Shea (half-time), S McCarthy for Leahy (54 mins), D Kearney for Cahalane (61 mins), A Barry for Lynch (63 mins).
TIPPERARY: M O'Donnell; J Coghlan, P Codd, B Fox; C Aylward, J Hennessy, T Dunne; P Johnson, G Hannigan; P Austin, B Jones, L Coskeran; T Dalton (0-7, 0-6 frees), B Grogan (3-2), B Mulvihill (0-2 frees). Subs: C McGrath (0-1) for Jones (half-time), D Darcy for Austin (49 mins), D Lyne for Coskeran (56 mins), Coskeran for Johnson (64 mins).
Referee: R Hickey (Clare)
