UCC progress but Billy Morgan left with plenty to ponder

UCC 2-13 GMIT 2-8: The footballers of UCC are up and running in the latest edition of the Sigerson Cup, although yesterday’s opening effort was a touch underwhelming.

Billy Morgan’s charges did the necessary to advance to next Wednesday’s quarter-final where they will face either UCD or NUIG at the Mardyke, but the gloss surrounding this first- round victory was somewhat dampened by GMIT’s closing burst, which yielded an unanswered 1-4 in the final six minutes of action.

Granted, the result had long since been wrapped up, but management won’t have been enamoured by the manner in which the home outfit took their foot off the gas or, more importantly, the ease at which the UCC defence was carved open in the closing minutes.