O’Loughlin Gaels in a different class

O’Loughlin Gaels 0-20 Rathnure 2-11

Wing-forward Nigel Higgins sparked the recovery with a well-taken 58th minute goal, but the fact is that O'Loughlins would have coasted to the finish had not substitute Jason Lawler missed an open goal just before that.

Team coach Aidan Fogarty readily admitted that they had put themselves under unnecessary pressure nearing the end, saying that they lost their shape after Rathnure lost a player and lifted their game. "We were finding it hard to combat that and we struggled.