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Published 12:12 22 Apr 2019 BST
By Daragh Small
“It was some spectacle,” said Fitzgerald. “I am very, very proud of the girls. We beat Dublin two weeks ago and people were telling us they were short (of players).
“At the end of the day, we will probably be meeting them later on in the championship, but this is a big lift for our girls. “We are in another national final in two weeks’ time, and that is something for our girls to look forward to. “Dublin are a very formidable side, with top class players, particularly in the forward line. So from our point of view, it’s a confidence builder as much as anything else.”Galway await in the final, and having topped the standings with six wins from their seven games, Donegal’s conquerors will be a tough proposition. But Cork have now beaten Dublin in back-to-back games in the league and they will head into the final full of confidence and backed by the momentum of a colossal success. Dublin will take a step back and prepare for their Leinster final with Westmeath, while their manager Mick Bohan says this loss has hurt his side. “The last defeat wouldn’t have bothered me but today bothered me,” said Bohan. “But there is nothing between the two teams and we would have known that going into the All-Ireland final last year. A kick of a ball and on another day the kick of the ball could have gone our way.” Dublin had to do without Sinéad Goldrick who pulled out with a broken hand that she suffered during a tackling drill in training. Bohan says she will be back fit in four to six weeks. “She is a huge player and has been a warrior for this team for many a year. On a day like today she would have made a huge difference but that’s the nature of sport,” said Bohan. Scorers – Cork: O Finn 0-13 (12f), M Duggan 1-1, N Cotter 0-1, C O’Sullivan 0-1, O Farmer 0-1, E Scally 0-1. Dublin: S Aherne 1-4 (1-0 pen, 2f), N McEvoy 1-4 (3f), N Healy 0-1, L Magee 0-1, S Killeen 0-1, N Owens 0-1, N Hetherton 0-1, K Sullivan 0-1. Cork: M O’Brien; M Duggan, H Looney, C O’Shea; S Kelly, A Hutchings, E Kiely; N Cotter, M O’Callaghan; C O’Sullivan, O Farmer, L O’Mahony; L Coppinger, A O’Sullivan, O Finn. Subs: E Scally for O’Mahony (21), S Noonan for Finn (50), D Kiely for Kelly (53), E Meaney for O’Shea (53), S O’Leary for E Kiely (61), O Finn for A O’Sullivan (60), LO’Mahony for O’Leary (70), S Kelly for Cotter (74), C O’Shea for Duggan (81). Dublin: C Trant; E Rutledge, N Collins, R Ruddy; A Kane, S Finnegan, O Carey; J Dunne, M Byrne; C Rowe, S Aherne, L Davey; N Owens, N McEvoy, N Healy. Subs: L Magee for Rutledge (35), S Killeen for Davey (50), N Hetherton for Dunne (51), S Woods for Rowe (60), K Sullivan for Owens (f-t), N Owens for Healy (70), JDunne for Magee (78), H O’Neill for Owens (80).
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