Cork IT 1-15 DCU 0-14 (AET – 1-8 to 0-11 after normal time):A STORMING start to the first period of extra-time helped Cork IT reach the semi-finals of the Sigerson Cup, which they are hosting at the end of next week, following a bruising victory over DCU yesterday.

They scored four points without response to lead 1-12 to 0-13 entering the second period of additional time and Daniel Goulding closed out the deal with an injury-time point.

A 37th-minute Colm O’Neill goal seemed to set Cork IT up for victory, but Martin McElroy equalised near the end of normal time (1-8 to 0-11), followed shortly by a mass brawl involving players and substitutes from both teams.

Calm was eventually restored and extra-time began with Goulding and O’Neill firing over some brilliant points.

CORK IT: L Sheehan; A Fenton, R Carey, N Galvin; S O’Donoghue, A O’Sullivan, C O’Driscoll; S O’Hare, P O’Flynn (capt); S McCarthy (0-1), P Kerrigan (0-1), G Sayers; D Goulding (0-7, three frees), C O’Neill (1-5), S Cahalane. Subs: J Fitzpatrick for Sayers (44 mins), R Leahy (0-1) for Cahalane, C Crowley for O’Neill (both 59 mins), O’Neill for Crowley (60 mins), Cahalane for McCarthy (79 mins).

DCU: M Boyle; P Andrews, C Gavin, H Gill; D Sheridan, R Flanagan (0-2), K Leahy; R Cullivan (0-3), S O’Rourke; R Maguire, M McElroy (0-1), D Kelly; C Mortimer (0-2 frees), B Sheridan, S Johnson (0-6, 2 frees). Subs: K Nolan for O’Rourke (h-t), M Lyng for Maguire (43 mins), C Guckian for Leahy (47 mins), P Howard for Gill, D Keenan for Guckian (both 60 mins), L Sweetman for Keenan (74 mins).

Referee: M Collins (Cork).