 However, they went on to reach the 2007 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final through the Qualifiers, and notched up a notable victory over 2003 and 2005 champions Tyrone, who had won the Ulster Senior Football Championship.Cork beat Meath in the semi-final by 1-16 to 0-9 in a game attended by only 38,000 people, but Coyle's team were regarded as having had a good year overall.Meath beat Carlow by 20 points in an impressive start to the 2008 championship.