Cork put distractions aside

A SATISFYING return for the Cork footballers with a second victory in the Allianz League yesterday, but achieved with no greater consistency than in their drawn encounter in Newbridge three weeks ago.

They were marginally the more productive side in a contest in which a strong wind and the biting cold made conditions difficult on a solid surface, and the obsession of both sides with a running game seriously limited its entertainment value.

If there was one particular reason why the home side triumphed, it was because of the scoring ability of Donncha O’Connor at left corner-forward, who accounted for half of the team’s total. And for a Fermanagh team whose inability to finish off attacking movements cost them the Ulster title last season, none of their forwards posed a threat – even though diminutive centre-forward Mark Little put in a huge effort all through.