Dynamic Demons steal Swords’ thunder

When you’re unbeaten for this long, the mind starts to play tricks. Games can become more about avoiding defeat than chasing victory.

UCC Demons went into last night’s Men’s National Cup semi-final 11 for 11 in the Premier League, as reigning cup champions and with a homecourt advantage against Swords Thunder. What wasn’t to like?

They’d won their eleven league games by an average of 20 points. Nobody had made them sweat - not even last night’s opponents, Swords, beaten by 15 in October.