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AS Doonbeg and Ennistymon filed onto the Miltown pitch on Saturday evening, Tommy Curtin had the lib- erty to sit back and take in the quar- ter-final meeting that would throw forward Liscannor’s opponents in Wem OONEIOITADE
Before that game began, though, Curtin said he was impressed with
Liscannor’s performance, particu- larly their application in seeing off the challenge of pre-match favourites Eire Og.
“We had a quick work there and were delighted with the victory,” he said. “Going into the game, to be honest, we had a few injury prob- lems. But to be fair to the lads, they really stuck at it over the hour.”
He also acknowledged the fact that
Liscannor weren’t given a real fight- ing chance beforehand, but said that was understandable.
“In fairness, it was always going to be a tough game. We were playing against a team that was in the county final these past two seasons and a team that won the championship two years ago.
‘So they’re a good side, a very good side, and we knew we’d have to play
some good football if we were going to come through it.
“We train with a very small panel and we have to believe that in every game, there’s always hope. We train that way and we play that way and we literally have to take every game as it comes.
“But as I said, the lads knuckled down. Our centre-forward was in- jured going into this and he’s a bright
prospect for the future and the lads got stuck in for him.
‘Eire Og would have been the firm favourites going into the game but our ball retention was very good to- day and we were hungry as well. But the game of football is so simple and that’s the way you have to play it.”
With that Tommy stood back to watch the second game unfold.