EE - V1 SPORT Evening Echo Football: Carbery need extra effort to advance: P51 Soccer: Latest news from local leagues: P40-43 Hurling: Douglas see off Na Piarsaigh in Féile final: P49 Cork face Tribe in final U21s back in decider CORK will face Galway in the All-Ireland U21 final on Saturday week in the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick at 7pm, after a thrill- ing victory over Cavan. The Rebels had to with- stand a fightback from the Ulster champions in the closing stages, and after leading by six points, eventually pre- vailed 0-15 to 1-11 cour- tesy of a Dan Mac Eoin free. In the decider John Cleary’s side take on Gal- way who shocked favour- ites Kildare 2-10 to 2-5 in the other semi-final. The Tribe perviously beat the Cork U21s in the 2011 semi, going on to lift the All-Ireland. Cork selector Brian Herlihy believes there will be little between the sides. “In a final anything can happen. Galway play a nice brand of football and I think the cup is there for the taking for either team. “Our guys had shown a bit of grit all year and they need to do that again against Galway. Galway were 3/1 against Kildare. Ridiculous odds.” Herlihy, Cleary, Mi- chael Linehan and Mick O’Loughlin have been in- volved at U21 level since 2004, while Donal Mc- Carthy joined as selector in ’08 after former man- ager Tony Leahy’s depar- ture. In that 10 year period Cork have captured eight Munster titles and two All-Irelands, while this will their fourth final. Dohenys clubman Her- lihy feels this group of Cork players have the right attitude to be crowned champions. “They’ve shown great resilience, and one thing is that different fellas perform better on any given day. Alan Cadogan was man of the match against Tipperary and now Mark Sugrue.” Cork’s win over Cavan means a number of changes to the first round of the club section of the SFC, with the ma- jority of matches post- poned until May 11-12. ● See P48-53 for more. FOOTBALL By ÉAMONN MURPHY Bandon players celebrate after they won the IRFU U19 All-Ireland club final in Naas. See report on P46. Picture: Des Barry Duggan set to return for City SHANE DUGGAN looks set to return for the suspended Colin Healy as Cork City chase a place in the Setanta Cup final at Turner’s Cross tonight (7.30pm), writes NOEL SPILLANE. City face Shamrock Rovers in their televised semi-final second leg with the tie nicely balanced at 1-1 after the first leg at Tallaght last week. “We are looking forward to the game, and I suppose, after Friday’s draw with Shels, it cannot come quick enough,” said City’s Tommy Dunne. “We obviously have a slight advantage, in that we are the home team and we have the away goal, but we still know that it is a very tough game. “We will be doing everything in our power to get into the final, but we need to make sure that we pick ourselves up after Friday’s heartbreaking draw with Shelbourne,” he added. City have slight concerns over the fitness of Daryl Horgan (hamstring), Danny Murphy (hamstring) and John Dunleavy (ill) but Healy will be a big loss in the middle of the park. ● See P45 for more. SOCCER Cork’s Alan Cronin celeb- rates after the game. Sun 5 May, 8pm | Tickets €15 www.everymancork.com | 021 450 1673 Telephone & internet bookings are subject to a booking fee ��

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SPORTEvening Echo Football: Carbery

need extra effort toadvance: P51

Soccer: Latestnews from localleagues: P40-43

Hurling: Douglas seeoff Na Piarsaigh inFéile final: P49

Cork face Tribe in finalU21s back in decider CORK will face Galway in the All-Ireland

U21 final on Saturday week in the GaelicGrounds, Limerick at 7pm, after a thrill-ing victory over Cavan.

The Rebels had to with-stand a fightback fromthe Ulster champions inthe closing stages, andafter leading by sixpoints, eventually pre-vailed 0-15 to 1-11 cour-tesy of a Dan Mac Eoinfree.

In the decider JohnCleary’s side take on Gal-way who shocked favour-ites Kildare 2-10 to 2-5 inthe other semi-final.

The Tribe perviouslybeat the Cork U21s in the2011 semi, going on to liftthe All-Ireland.

Cork selector BrianHerlihy believes therewill be little between thesides.

“In a final anythingcan happen. Galway playa nice brand of footballand I think the cup isthere for the taking foreither team.

“Our guys had shown abit of grit all year andthey need to do thatagain against Galway.Galway were 3/1 againstKildare. Ridiculousodds.”

Herlihy, Cleary, Mi-chael Linehan and MickO’Loughlin have been in-volved at U21 level since2004, while Donal Mc-Carthy joined as selectorin ’08 after former man-ager Tony Leahy’s depar-

ture.In that 10 year period

Cork have captured eightMunster titles and twoAll-Irelands, while thiswill their fourth final.

Dohenys clubman Her-lihy feels this group ofCork players have theright attitude to becrowned champions.

“They’ve shown greatresilience, and one thingis that different fellasperform better on anygiven day. Alan Cadoganwas man of the matchagainst Tipperary andnow Mark Sugrue.”

Cork’s win over Cavanmeans a number ofchanges to the firstround of the club sectionof the SFC, with the ma-jority of matches post-poned until May 11-12.● See P48-53 for more.

FOOTBALLBy ÉAMONN MURPHY

Bandon players celebrate after they won the IRFU U19 All-Ireland club final in Naas. See report on P46. Picture: Des Barry

Duggan set toreturn for CitySHANE DUGGANlooks set to returnfor the suspendedColin Healy as CorkCity chase a place inthe Setanta Cup finalat Turner’s Crosstonight (7.30pm),writes NOELSPILLANE.City face Shamrock

Rovers in theirtelevised semi-finalsecond leg with thetie nicely balanced at1-1 after the first legat Tallaght last week.“We are looking

forward to the game,and I suppose, afterFriday’s draw withShels, it cannot comequick enough,” saidCity’s Tommy Dunne.“We obviously have

a slight advantage, inthat we are the home

team and we havethe away goal, butwe still know that itis a very tough game.“We will be doing

everything in ourpower to get into thefinal, but we need tomake sure that wepick ourselves upafter Friday’sheartbreaking drawwith Shelbourne,” headded.City have slight

concerns over thefitness of DarylHorgan (hamstring),Danny Murphy(hamstring) and JohnDunleavy (ill) butHealy will be a bigloss in the middle ofthe park.● See P45 for more.

SOCCER

Cork’sAlanCronin celeb-rates after the game.

Sun 5 May, 8pm | Tickets €15www.everymancork.com | 021 450 1673Telephone & internet bookings are subject to a booking fee

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