UCC thunder into quarter-finals after first-half scoring spree

JOB done, quarter-final berth secured – albeit an away game against GMIT on February 15 – but a facile win for UCC over DCU at the Mardyke yesterday in this group D Fitzgibbon Cup final-round game.

Inside seven minutes the writing was on the wall, a goal apiece from inside forwards Graeme Mulcahy and James Cassin helping UCC to a 2-2 to zero lead, a plucky DCU hopelessly outclassed.

By half-time that lead was extended to 13 points, 3-11 to 1-4, the flying Mulcahy with his second and UCC’s third goal, DCU keeper Bill McCormack coming forward to blast home a penalty for the visitor’s only major of this mismatch.