We were hanging on at the end, admits relieved McCartan

JAMES McCARTAN wore the look of a relieved man after the breathless finish to yesterday’s All-Ireland semi-final.

A match which Down had been controlling comfortably when they led by seven points in the 57th minute morphed into a game where they were clinging on at the final whistle and needed Kalum King’s fingertips to prevent Rob Kelly from smashing in a winning goal for Kildare.

“To be honest my head is still spinning,” remarked the Down boss.