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Published Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 1:19 PM

Updated Thursday, July 23, 2009, 5:34 PM

Francie Cleary in possession for Cork

Cork 2-16 Sligo 0-9

Despite a slow start, Cork had far too many weapons for a weak Sligo outfit that battled hard but met a superior force in this senior football contest.

Six points before the half time whistle settled the outing, and after a brief resurgence by Sligo, five points to finish the game made certain of the win.

The fact that seven men got on the score sheet for the Rebels will make manager Pat Scanlon feel very good about his charges.

Sligo had the first three points of the contest, with Conor Brady on the 40 very prominent. He scored two but was also doing fantastic work in open play.

Nester Allen had the third from deep in the left corner. Cork took the trouble in stride and responded with 10 minutes of dominence.

They had their first score on ten minutes when Colin Daly took a pass from Alan Rafferty in the right corner. He soled for goal and finished by rattling the back of the net.

Four points followed from J.P. Boyle, Pat Mahoney and Conor Hunter (two) to put daylight between the sides, while Liam Hanley was so close to tapping a cross in to the net when Nicky Dineen looked for him, but the ball eluded him by inches.

A sublime point from Niall Moran from a sideline on the left was the only reply for Sligo. Cork again went on the offensive in the last 10 minutes with a further six points.

It was so easy for them to move the ball up the field, with Sean Lordon, Jack Hoare and Paddy Harrington impressing at the back.

Hunter had two further points in the mix while Rafferty also chipped in with two to lead the domination. With a half time lead of 1-10 to 0-4, the victory was assured.

A goal one minute in from the restart by J.P. Boyle put the icing on the Cork cake, and while Sligo had five of the next six points as Cork introduced a host of subs, they were made to work hard for each.

By the 20th minute order was restored and Cork rattled off the last five points of the game with five different scorers contributing. Add to the fact that their defense was now on top in all facets and the win was secure.

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