Cork Premier SHC: Sars' unflinching faith delivers another October escape

For the third October in succession, Sars shaded the county semi-final by a single point. From frequently blinking to an inability to flinch.

FAITH: Barry O'Flynn, Sarsfields celebrates his goal against St Finbarr's. Picture Dan Linehan

There was a time when Sars would have sweated such a fixture and its finish. They routinely sweated and mentally stumbled in such fixtures and tight finishes. That time wasn’t very long ago at all. Their fragile past now has the feel of being from another lifetime.

Johnny Crowley and Diarmuid O’Sullivan are in year three with this Sars group. Their consistency is their calling card.