I thought both the penalty and the sending off, on first viewing, looked harsh enough but Cork's biggest problem is that they didn't score enough when they had possession. Cork had a lot of possession in the first half but they spend most of the time handpassing the ball sideways and backwards - no penetration and not enough scores. Mickey Harte had his defenders well drilled to push Cork attackers outside the scoring D and it worked a treat for them as Cork struggled for scores Then in the second half when Cork had less possession they were in trouble.The game suited bigger physical players, like Deane, Magure and Sherlock who played well. Smaller players like Corbett and Jones struggled I thought.
