Con hang on for hard-fought win

IN AS tough a game as either side have experienced all season, Cork Constitution held out for a victory at Temple Hill yesterday to enhance their position at the top of the AIB League.

It was a nail-biting experience for their supporters as they watched their side cling to the lead in the last dramatic moments of an intense struggle and the full time whistle couldn’t come soon enough for Con coach Brian Walsh.

“We had to grind a victory out from a good position,” he said afterwards. “We played very well in the first half although we didn’t take all our chances. We didn’t play anything as well in the second in that we had opportunities to close the game out; certainly we had opportunities to slow down the tempo and to get more control of the game, but didn’t do that. As a result we struggled to hold our lead, and Shannon gave it everything.