All-Ireland JFC Semi-Final - Cork 0-15 Louth 2-8: CORK SURVIVED a second-half rally from Louth in Portlaoise yesterday to book their place in the All-Ireland final.

The eventual winners dominated the opening period, registering the first five points of the game to lead by 0-10 to 0-4 at the break.

Louth struck for two goals after the resumption from Richard Brennan and Dean Matthews to get themselves back into the game but they could never draw level and Cork held on.

CORK:P O'Shea; P Gayer, E Wiseman, J McLoughlin; R O'Sullivan (0-1), G Healy, M Fehilly; A O'Sullivan, C O'Donovan; D O'Donovan (0-4, frees), S O'Sullivan (0-1), C O'Driscoll (0-1); V Hurley (0-2), R O'Mahony (0-1), JP Murphy (0-5, four frees). Subs: C O'Connell for McLoughlin blood (30 mins to half-time), O'Connell for Fehilly (47 mins), P O'Cahill for Hurley (60 mins).

LOUTH:S Connor; T Costello, C Goss, K Moran; S Brennan, G Moran, P Nixon (0-1); R Brennan (1-0), D Devenney; C Rafferty, JJ Quigley (0-1), D Byrne (0-1); K Rogers, H McGinn (0-3, two frees), N Conlon (0-1). Subs: E Carroll (0-1) for K Moran (23 mins), D Matthews (1-0) for Rafferty (42 mins), W Reilly for Rogers (53 mins).

Referee:M Meade (Limerick).