Analysis: Cork never looked in control against Offaly until last 10 minutes

If Cork are being judged solely on results and getting out of Division 3 is all that matters, well it was job done in the end on Saturday evening in the Páirc. If this campaign is about performance levels and creating vibrancy and excitement — well, not so much here, not yet anyway, for a Cork team still in the process of finding themselves.

Damien Gore and Cathail O’Mahony did a lot of running inside him, but Cork struggled to get them into the game and couldn’t manage to find their movements with any decent ball into scoring areas. Gore had an assist and O’Mahony kicked two good frees, but had one of those opening nights where he tried hard to impact but never quite clicked. Hopefully they’ll both be better for the experience here.
