Agony for UL as UCD survive late scare

Gearoid Hegarty collapsed to the ground in anguish. He wasn’t the sole UL player to do so.

The underdogs weren’t supposed to get this close. Their challenge wasn’t supposed to run into the fourth minute of second-half stoppages.

UL’s underrated footballers should have been content with the manner in which they frightened the reigning champions. As moral victories go, this was right up there. Instead, there was a deep sense of regret at what might have been.