Barry leads way as UCC storm back after scare

UCC 1-20 UCD 1-15

While the last rites were never administered — the second-half turnaround happened too early for that — there were certainly some murmurs as UCD engineered a five-point lead, 1-11 to 0-9, shortly after half-time.

Thereafter, however, they found themselves faced with an onslaught from a revitalised UCC, who managed to outscore the visitors by 1-6 to 0-1 during the crucial midway period. Even so, a pair of important saves by UCC goalkeeper Darren McCarthy, from Walter Walsh and John Power, were crucial in preventing the contest from slipping away from them.