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Cork will return to Division One for the first time in over a decade after beating Tyrone 0-22 to 0-19 at Healy Park.
John Cleary's side were the deserving victors as they dominated the middle sector with two-point scores from Steven Sherlock and Brian Hurley at vital times sealing their promotion.
Tyrone will remain in Division Two and will need to improve ahead of the championship, as they head to Armagh for the Ulster preliminary round on 12 April.
Cork played against the wind in the first half but still opted to push right up on the Tyrone kick-out.
The Munster side's size and physicality saw them dominate the middle sector and they led 0-8 to 0-3 midway through the first half.
Colm O'Callaghan, Sherlock and Chris Og Jones led the charge, while Ethan Jordan landed all of the home side's scores including a two-point effort.
Malachy O'Rourke's side took control in the final 10 minutes of the half with Darragh Canavan, Mattie Donnelly and Jordan on target, but it was the visitors who led 0-9 to 0-8 at the break.
Despite playing against the breeze, it was Tyrone who continued where they left off in the first half as Donnelly and Canavan dragged their side into a 0-14 to 0-12 lead with 20 to play.
Just as their promotion bid seemed to be slipping away from Cork's grasp, Cleary's outfit rattled off the next five scores, three of those from Sherlock.
McCurry and Donnelly traded scores with Sherlock and substitute Brian Hurley as three separated the teams with five to play.
Cork should have been further ahead only for some off-target shooting. However, it was another poor effort which seemed to seal the victory for Cork when Hurley's shot from two-point range bounced around 10-yards short of the target before somehow being carried over the bar to raise an orange flag.
A late flurry of scores from Ciaran Daly, Donnelly and Conn Kilpatrick left two between the sides with one to play, but Hurley fisted over with the final action to seal the win.
Tyrone: Oisin O'Kane; Ben Cullen, Peter Teague, Cormac Quinn; Joey Clarke, Niall Devlin, Ben McDonnell; Brian Kennedy, Conn Kilpatrick; Seanie O'Donnell, Ronan Cassidy, Darragh Canavan (0-4 1f); Darren McCurry, Matthew Donnelly (0-6), Ethan Jordan (0-5 1 2pt 2f).
Subs: Eoin McElholm for E Jordan (HT), Frank Burns for B McDonnell (49), Ciaran Daly (0-1) for R Cassidy (54), Michael McKernan for B Cullen (55)
Cork: Patrick Doyle; Maurice Shanley, Daniel O'Mahony, Sean Meehan; Brian O'Driscoll, Tommy Walsh (0-1), Luke Fahy (0-1); Colm O'Callaghan (0-3), Ian Maguire (0-1); Paul Walsh, Mark Cronin (0-2 1f), Sean McDonnell (0-2); Chris Og Jones (0-2), Dara Sheedy (0-1), Steven Sherlock (0-5 1 2pt, 2f).
Subs: Brian Hurley (0-4 1 2pt) for D Sheedy (54), Ruairi Deane for P Walsh (62), Rory Maguire for L Fahy (65)
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
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John Cleary's side were the deserving victors as they dominated the middle sector with two-point scores from Steven Sherlock and Brian Hurley at vital times sealing their promotion.
Tyrone will remain in Division Two and will need to improve ahead of the championship, as they head to Armagh for the Ulster preliminary round on 12 April.
Cork played against the wind in the first half but still opted to push right up on the Tyrone kick-out.
The Munster side's size and physicality saw them dominate the middle sector and they led 0-8 to 0-3 midway through the first half.
Colm O'Callaghan, Sherlock and Chris Og Jones led the charge, while Ethan Jordan landed all of the home side's scores including a two-point effort.
Malachy O'Rourke's side took control in the final 10 minutes of the half with Darragh Canavan, Mattie Donnelly and Jordan on target, but it was the visitors who led 0-9 to 0-8 at the break.
Despite playing against the breeze, it was Tyrone who continued where they left off in the first half as Donnelly and Canavan dragged their side into a 0-14 to 0-12 lead with 20 to play.
Just as their promotion bid seemed to be slipping away from Cork's grasp, Cleary's outfit rattled off the next five scores, three of those from Sherlock.
McCurry and Donnelly traded scores with Sherlock and substitute Brian Hurley as three separated the teams with five to play.
Cork should have been further ahead only for some off-target shooting. However, it was another poor effort which seemed to seal the victory for Cork when Hurley's shot from two-point range bounced around 10-yards short of the target before somehow being carried over the bar to raise an orange flag.
A late flurry of scores from Ciaran Daly, Donnelly and Conn Kilpatrick left two between the sides with one to play, but Hurley fisted over with the final action to seal the win.
Tyrone: Oisin O'Kane; Ben Cullen, Peter Teague, Cormac Quinn; Joey Clarke, Niall Devlin, Ben McDonnell; Brian Kennedy, Conn Kilpatrick; Seanie O'Donnell, Ronan Cassidy, Darragh Canavan (0-4 1f); Darren McCurry, Matthew Donnelly (0-6), Ethan Jordan (0-5 1 2pt 2f).
Subs: Eoin McElholm for E Jordan (HT), Frank Burns for B McDonnell (49), Ciaran Daly (0-1) for R Cassidy (54), Michael McKernan for B Cullen (55)
Cork: Patrick Doyle; Maurice Shanley, Daniel O'Mahony, Sean Meehan; Brian O'Driscoll, Tommy Walsh (0-1), Luke Fahy (0-1); Colm O'Callaghan (0-3), Ian Maguire (0-1); Paul Walsh, Mark Cronin (0-2 1f), Sean McDonnell (0-2); Chris Og Jones (0-2), Dara Sheedy (0-1), Steven Sherlock (0-5 1 2pt, 2f).
Subs: Brian Hurley (0-4 1 2pt) for D Sheedy (54), Ruairi Deane for P Walsh (62), Rory Maguire for L Fahy (65)
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
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