Dublin's quest for a first All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since 1965 fell short, after they were beaten by Cork at Croke Park. The Rebels were only behind for a short period inside the opening ten minutes, and, despite a huge effort, The Dubs couldn't turn things around.
Cork took the lead in the second minute through Brian Roche, but Sean Currie showed his class as he responded almost immediately.
The full-forward turned his man, before shooting over from just inside the forty-five.
His second was even better, as he gave The Dubs the lead in the 6th minute. He caught a high ball, before shooting over his right shoulder from miles out the park.
But The Rebels responded with the five of the next six points, as they began to find their groove.
Brian Turnbull scored the pick for Cork, and he was almost in for a goal in the 11th minute before the Blues backs dragged him down; he pointed the resulting free.
Cork got the next four points, but Eoghan O'Neill kicked a goal for Dublin just before the break to keep the contest alive.
Cork opened the second-half with a Daire Connery point from play, but the Dubs then had a big chance to get right back into the game, as they were awarded a penalty.
But goalkeeper Conor O'Donoghue blasted it wide, to hand the impetus back to The Rebels.
From there, Cork were able to keep The Boys in Blue at arm's length.
Mark Grogan and Sean Currie hit some fine scores, but Brian Turnbell was able to score close range frees for the Munster men to keep them out in front.
Try as they might, The Dubs couldn't engineer the goal that might have brought them back into it, until it was too late. Mark Grogan flicked a lovely ball to the net in second-half stoppage time, but it wasn't to be for the Dublin today.
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