Corca Duibhne’s double delight
The Dingle students had been left frustrated by the sight of 13 red jerseys operating inside their own half of the field. The Roscommon CBS wall, composed and disciplined for the most part, prevented the trademark bursts of Tom Ó Súilleabháin, Brian Ó Beaglaioch and Marc Ó Conchúir, prevented the open style of football that had returned the champions to a second successive Hogan Cup decider.
Forced to stray from their game-plan, Corca Duibhne’s first-half performance amounted to an endless string of lateral hand-passes. Back and forth across the 40 they went. More often than not, a Dingle player would reach his wits end and shoot from too ambitious an angle. Nine first-half wides. Picture painted.
