Flanagan free rescues Clyda

A POOR advert for football, with the free count more than doubling the scores registered, but both sides will be relieved for a chance of redemption next weekend after Saturday’s sterile Cork PIFC semi-final finished level at Páirc Uí Rinn.

St Vincent’s will probably feel the most aggrieved at the outcome. At the three quarter-mark they led 0-7 to 0-4 having played the better football and more ability in front of goal. By comparison, their ultra defensive opponents kicked ten wides in the opening half, some from 20-metre frees.

The Vincent’s talisman JP Murphy started superbly. After two minutes landed a tremendous score and the large crowd began to sense a thriller. It was anything but.