In the first half of their Division Two opener at Páirc Ui Chaoimh, Michael Quinlivan found himself bearing down on goal, with a single defender between him and the goalkeeper. Predictably, the defender was skinned before he had the time to fret about the consequences of his positioning, only to see Quinlivan inexplicably skew the ball high and wide with the goal at his mercy.
Quinlivan, however, was not in the mood for letting Cork off the hook twice. In the second half, Quinlivan found himself isolated against Micheal McSweeney. Accelerating toward the goal, Quinlivan shrugged off the challenge of McSweeney - whose blood he had already twisted - and then finished with aplomb, curling home with his right foot.
Watch it below, courtesy of the GAA. The commentary is courtesy of eir Sport's Brendan Hennessy and Cian Ward, with the latter burnishing the moment with a Hamiltonesque DANGER HERE.
Cork Tipperary
Great finish from Tipperary's Michael Quinlivan watch it here with GAANOW pic.twitter.com/JQnGzOJ6DK
— The GAA (@officialgaa) January 27, 2018
What a goal from Michael Quinlivan
— Shane Brophy (@BrophShane) January 27, 2018
Pure class super goal @TipperaryGAA Michael Quinlivan
— Sylvester Hennessy (@Slyone1069) January 27, 2018
What a run and finish by Michael Quinlivan!🏐 #AllianzLeagues
— Evan Cronin (@Evan10Cronin) January 27, 2018
Quinlivan's strike came in between a brace for Tipp's Liam McGrath. His second goal was precisely guided into the top corner, whereas the first was blasted into the same position:
Tipperary right back in it with this Liam McGrath Goal. pic.twitter.com/MBdYWv7YK7
— The GAA (@officialgaa) January 27, 2018
Liam McGrath's second goal gives Tipperary a six point lead in the dying minutes of the game. pic.twitter.com/ylwwqhOMxI
— The GAA (@officialgaa) January 27, 2018
Cork showed admirable tenacity and physicality to lead at half-time, and should have converted their strong start into more scoreboard dominance: Stephen Sherlock tame penalty was easily saved by Evan Comerford on the stroke of half-time.
Tipp were a far slicker attacking outfit, however, and they ultimately deserved their six-point win, doing so on a scoreline of 3-16 to 1-16.
See Also: Watch: The Epic Finish To Moy v An Ghaeltacht That Has Everyone Talking
