Cork SHC final: Sarsfields 2-18 Midleton 1-14
County finals are never for the gratification of neutrals. It’s none of your business. Cork county finals have lacked pizzaz in recent years and this game was no threat to that trend, but Sars were good when they needed to be and there was never a moment when they looked in danger.
It was Sars’ second title in three years, and it capped an impressive recovery from their All-Ireland final loss in January. They’re not flashy or flamboyant and Jack O’Connor is the only one of their number who gets a look-in with Cork, but they’re smart and strong and athletic, and under the leadership of Johnny Crowley and Diarmuid O’Sullivan they have established themselves the pre-eminent club team in the county.
Before a ball was thrown in the odds were stacked heavily against Midleton.
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