17th Cork-Kerry meeting in ten years
August 18, 2008
Cork v Kerry has always been a busy football rivalry but never to the same degree as over the last decade. When they go head to head in next Sundays All-Ireland football semi-final in Croke Park (3.30pm) it will be the 17th time that they have met in the championship since the start of the 1998 season.
The winners will book in for an All-Ireland final date on September 21 where they will meet the winners of the Tyrone v Wexford semi-final which will be played on Sunday week. All-Ireland treble seekers, Kerry are bidding to reach their seventh final this decade (they missed out in 2001 and 2003) while Cork are attempting to reach the final for the second successive year.
Paths to the semi-final
Kerry
Kerry 1-14 Clare 0-5 (Munster semi-final)
Cork 1-16 Kerry 1-11 (Munster final)
Kerry 1-13 Monaghan 0-13 (R3 Qualifier)
Kerry 1-21 Galway 1-16 (All-Ireland quarter-final)
Average For: 1-15; Average Against: 0-14
Kerry scorers
B Sheehan.....................0-20
C Cooper.......................1-8
D Walsh.......................2-1
T Walsh........................0-6
K Donaghy..................1-3
Declan O'Sullivan......0-5
A O'Mahony.................0-4
D O Se...........................0-3
Darren O'Sullivan.....0-2
S O'Sullivan................0-2
T O Se............................0-2
P Galvin........................0-1
E Brosnan....................0-1
S Scanlon.....................0-1
Cork
Cork 2-9 Limerick 0-12 (Munster semi-final)
Cork 1-16 Kerry 1-11 (Munster final)
Cork 2-11 Kildare 1-11 (All-Ireland quarter-final)
Average For: 2-11; Average Against: 1-10
Cork scorers
D Goulding.........1-11
J Hayes................1-7
M Cussen.............2-3
D O'Connor.........0-6
G Canty...............1-0
P O'Neill..............0-3
N Murphy............0-2
P Kerrigan...........0-1
J Masters.............0-2
F Goold................0-1
Cork v Kerry: 16 Championship Clashes (1998-2008)
2008 Cork 1-16 Kerry 1-11 (Munster final)
2007 Kerry 3-13 Cork 1-9 (All-Ireland final)
2007 Kerry 1-15 Cork 1-13 (Munster final)
2006 Kerry 0-16 Cork 0-10 (All-Ireland semi-final)
2006 Cork 1-12 Kerry 0-9 (Munster final replay)
2006 Cork 0-10 Kerry 0-10 (Munster final)
2005 Kerry 1-19 Cork 0-9 (All-Ireland semi-final)
2005 Kerry 1-11 Cork 0-11 (Munster final)
2004 Kerry 0-15 Cork 0-7 (Munster semi-final)
2002 Kerry 3-19 Cork 2-7 (All-Ireland semi-final)
2002 Cork 0-15 Kerry 1-9 (Munster semi-final replay)
2002 Cork 0-8 Kerry 0-8 (Munster semi-final)
2001 Kerry 0-19 Cork 0-13 (Munster final)
2000 Kerry 2-15 Cork 1-13 (Munster semi-final)
1999 Cork 2-10 Kerry 2-4 (Munster final)
1998 Kerry 1-14 Cork 1-11 (Munster semi-final)
Kerry 10, Cork 4, Draw 2.
Last Clash: Cork 1-16 Kerry 1-11 (2008 Munster final)
Kerry seemed to be on their way to retaining the title when a goal by Donncha Walsh set them up for a 1-8 to 0-3 half-time lead. However, Cork sub, Michael Cussen led a great revival and when he flicked in a goal in the 50th minute, the margin was down to two points. Cork drew level shortly afterwards and went on to win by five points.
Scorers: Cork: D Goulding 0-7, M Cussen 1-1, D O'Connor 0-4, J Hayes, J Masters, F Goold, P Kerrigan 0-1 each.
Kerry: D Walsh 1-1, C Cooper, B Sheehan 0-3 each, S O'Sullivan 0-2, D O Se, T O Se 0-1 each.
Cork: A Quirke; D Duggan, D Kavanagh, A Lynch; B O'Regan, G Spillane, K O'Connor; A O'Connor, G Canty; N Murphy, P O'Neill, S O'Brien; D Goulding, D O'Connor, J Hayes.
Subs: M Cussen for A O'Connor; F Goold for Canty; J Masters for O'Brien; P Kerrigan for Goulding.
Kerry: D Murphy; M O Se, T O'Sullivan, P Reidy; T O Se, A O'Mahony, K Young; D O Se, S Scanlon; S O'Sullivan, E Brosnan, D Walsh; C Cooper, K Donaghy, B Sheehan.
Subs: Darren O'Sullivan for D Walsh; T Griffin for Brosnan; T Walsh for S O'Sullivan.
LAST TEN SEMI-FINALS
Kerry
2007: Kerry 1-15 Dublin 0-16
2006: Kerry 0-16 Cork 0-10
2005: Kerry 1-19 Cork 0-9
2004: Kerry 1-17 Derry 1-11
2003: Tyrone 0-13 Kerry 0-6
2002: Kerry 3-19 Cork 2-7
2001: Meath 2-14 Kerry 0-5
2000: Kerry 2-15 Armagh 1-15 (replay ,Äì after extra-time)
2000: Kerry 2-11 Armagh 2-11
1998: Kildare 0-13 Kerry 1-9
Won 6, Lost 3, Drew 1.
Cork
2007: Cork 1-16 Meath 0-9
2006: Kerry 0-16 Cork 0-10
2005: Kerry 1-19 Cork 0-9
2002: Kerry 3-19 Cork 2-7
1999: Cork 2-12 Mayo 0-12
1995: Dublin 1-12 Cork 0-12
1994: Down 1-13 Cork 0-11
1993: Cork 5-15 Mayo 0-10
1990: Cork 0-17 Roscommon 0-10
1989: Cork 2-10 Dublin 1-9
Won 5. Lost 5
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