Alan Cadogan fires hat-trick for UCC

UCC 5-13 Ulster University 2-4: With an 18-point winning margin, this Fitzgibbon Cup Group D clash might appear to have gone as expected. But it was never a cakewalk for UCC at the Mardyke yesterday.

Just six points separated the teams when Ulster University’s Kevin Rice pointed with 20 minutes left but it was to prove their last score and Alan Cadogan, Rob O’Shea and Rickard Cahalane helped UCC to pull clear before a pair of Cadogan goals in the 51st and 52nd minutes put the issue beyond doubt.

Two points on the board ahead of a tricky away game against UCD next week, but manager Tom Kingston acknowledged there is a lot of room for improvement: “I don’t know if the scoreline reflected the way the match went,” he said.