Dr Crokes show their guile
Players had to endure driving rain on a pitch which, perfectly prepared as it had been, was becoming more waterlogged by the minute.
At first glance, and taking the final scoreline especially, it also looks like it was a fruitless journey — it was not. This was a young Commercials team up against a seasoned side who were playing on their home patch. To even have a chance of winning, Clonmel needed all their best players on the pitch and all playing well. In the event, and already denied the services of county final goal-scoring hero Colman Kennedy (tied to a Cork City soccer team with whom he’s on scholarship) and the suspended Niall Kelly, before a ball was kicked in anger yesterday they were hit by three late defections.
