Rebels rising.
It's a new dawn for Cork's Gaelic footballers. After a chaotic league, Ronan McCarthy's outfit recovered to make the Super 8s while the county' s U20s secured a priceless victory over Kerry midweek to secure the Munster title.
![cork goals](https://img.resized.co/balls_ie/eyJkYXRhIjoie1widXJsXCI6XCJodHRwczpcXFwvXFxcL21lZGlhLmJhbGxzLmllXFxcL3VwbG9hZHNcXFwvMjAxOVxcXC8wN1xcXC8yMDE3MzIyOVxcXC8xNzU4NzY2LmpwZ1wiLFwid2lkdGhcIjpcIjc2OFwiLFwiaGVpZ2h0XCI6XCI1NjNcIixcImRlZmF1bHRcIjpcImh0dHBzOlxcXC9cXFwvd3d3LmJhbGxzLmllXFxcL2ltYWdlc1xcXC9icmFuZC1pbWFnZS5qcGdcIixcIm9wdGlvbnNcIjp7XCJvdXRwdXRcIjpcIndlYnBcIixcInF1YWxpdHlcIjo5OX19IiwiaGFzaCI6IjYzZjYwMmZiMGI1ZGU4NzJlYWNhOGM1MzAzYTQyODNiNWQ2NDI0OTMifQ==/watch-sensational-start-for-cork-thanks-to-two-brilliant-early-goals.jpg)
On that wave of optimism, Cork landed into Croke Park to take on Tyrone. The Munster underdogs started with a bang as Luke Connolly shot past Niall Morgan within seconds of the throw-in.
Luke Connolly hits the net for @OfficialCorkGAA straight off the throw-in inside the first 20 seconds. pic.twitter.com/aZCiLkqN2r
— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 20, 2019
And they weren't finished there.
Cork added a second first-half goal after a remarkably well-worked effort. From one end to the other, featuring an impressive 23 hand passes, Tyrone's blanket defence was unable to stop a deep-running James Loughrey.
James Loughrey with a great run forward and a cool finish to the net for @OfficialCorkGAA . pic.twitter.com/tOXNczOqGp
— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 20, 2019
Cork versus Tyrone is the first game of the day's HQ action. Dublin will take on Roscommon in the second tie.
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