Ruthless UL too strong for inexperienced UCC

THE end margin may have flattered UL slightly, as four late unanswered points added gloss to their Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-final win, and conceals a battling display by a UCC team that were light on physique and experience in comparison to their opponents.

But there was no mistaking UL’s superiority, which manifested itself in the opening stages and was ruthlessly confirmed when they accelerated for home in the final straight.

With Ger Cunningham and Cian O’Neill presiding over matters on the sideline, UL translated their good form in the group stages into fluent hurling in the knock-out arena.