Lohan’s resurrection men fight to the end with spirited comeback
as they had done unto others during the run-in to their first league success in 27 years. Dominant all around the field, they had found plentiful goal opportunities and scored two of them.
Cork were staring into the abyss but somehow managed to force a free of their own when Adam Hogan went high on Ciarán Joyce. By then their accumulated adversity included a red card for Shane Barrett in the 57th minute for a strike on the busy Reidy and an a 45th-minute injury to All Star centre back and captain Rob Downey.Efficient Donegal deservedly take the spoils over willing Monaghan
“Ah I don’t think so. That’s fair enough. We hadn’t played well all year and Cork had played so well in all of their matches but league is league and championship is championship, so we always felt that we had a shout and we had a chance and that’s how it turned out.” The gap widened, as in truth Clare were now being beaten all over the field. There was a glimpse of a goal chance for Peter Duggan who expertly fielded a long ball from John Conlon but Patrick Collins saved well. Otherwise, the All-Ireland champions were subsisting on a diet of frees and occasionally inspired points from play.
Aidan McCarthy’s free-taking was ropy for a player whose dead-ball striking had been a big element in last year’s All-Ireland semi-final and final victories – three off-target in the first half when every little setback drained further hope from the home crowd in an attendance of 20,778. Cork responded though and even after the sending-off of Barrett, they led by eight in the 66th minute and a missed free from Rodgers had the air of last rites.
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