Late goal burst sees Cork rescue draw against Tipp in Páirc Uí Chaoimh thriller

A breathtaking 70 minutes of hurling ended in an explosion of goals and a draw that leaves Cork and Tipperary both unbeaten at the top of the Munster Championship table.

There were three goals packed into the final dozen minutes of play as Cork came back from five points behind to level with a late 2-04 burst to Tipp's 1-02.

Darragh Fitzgibbon’s tap-in goal sparked the madness before Declan Dalton forced a defensive free to land the long-range leveller.

For the second time when equalled, Tipp found a goal straight from the puck-out, with Dan McCormack feeding impact sub Mark Kehoe (1-04) who carried in to score.

He wasn’t the only super sub. Brian Hayes came on in the 69th minute; his first touch to win the puck-out and his second to finish at the end of a superb flowing move.

Level entering five minutes of injury time, there was time for one more goal chance and two scores.

Séamus Callanan, just on, had a goal chance denied by a flying Patrick Collins block but recovered possession to point.

Shane Kingston had the final say among the subs, his third point giving Cork a share of the spoils in front 36,765 well-entertained fans.

John McGrath had the best chance to break the deadlock but his free from distance drifted wide.

Both managers made two changes, with full Championship debuts for Tipp’s Seán Ryan and Cork’s Eoin Downey, back from suspension. The Rebels’ other late switch saw Robbie O’Flynn fit enough to start, with Luke Meade and Conor Lehane dropping out.

Cork had only one goal chance all day against Waterford but they tore the Tipp defence apart three times in a sweltering first five minutes at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

Patrick Horgan created the first with his sumptuous control and turn throwing Cathal Barrett off balance but his