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MATCH
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SUMMARY: Cork are back on top in
the All-Ireland Minor A ranks, following
a comfortable victory over Monaghan.
Beaten Finalists against Galway
last year, Cork avenged that loss by
defeating the Westerners at the semi-
final stage, before coming up against
Monaghan, the county appearing in
a first Minor A Final in 20 years. Cork
took their time before finally finding a
way through the Farney County, and
experienced told as the Leesiders were
playing in a sixth straight decider. Katie
Quirke was superb, scoring 1-7 for Cork,
with Fiona Keating adding 2-1, and
Faye Ahern a goal. Cork's fourth All-
Ireland Minor A title in five years was
fully-merited but following a difficult
year for Monaghan at senior level, it's
encouraging to see that there's talented
young blood coming through.
"It was very satisfying – and what made it even
more special was that we had to fight tooth and
nail in every game we played to get over the line.
Maybe in the Final, the scoreline flattered us, but
it took us a long time to get to grips with Monaghan.
The other thing was relief for a lot of the girls –
for many of them it was their fourth final but their
first time to get over the line. They had lost U14, U16
and minor last year, and it was relief for them."
CORK MANAGER JOHN CLEARY
