Relieved John Cleary content to take slice of luck and morale boost

With Cork protecting a two-point lead in the sixth minute of second-half injury-time , anxiety and nervousness got the better of John Cleary.

Cork manager John Cleary speaks to the media after the game. Pic: ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

We are not privy to the exact dimensions of the rectangular patches of grass housing the respective managers at Cusack Park, Ennis. Whatever their measurements, managers are not supposed to stray very far beyond the four white lines of paint. They are certainly not meant to stray all the way down to the 13-metre line.

With Cork protecting a two-point lead in the sixth minute of second-half injury-time and Clare about to float in a '45 in search of the required green flag, anxiety and nervousness got the better of John Cleary. He followed the play all the way down to his own team’s 13-metre line.