Corofin manager Stephen Rochford heaped praise on Gary Sice after his second half scoring display against Tir Chonaill Gaels.

The red-hot favourites looked to be in a spot of bother when they led by just a point after playing with a strong breeze in the first half of yesterday's All-Ireland club SFC quarter-final at Ruislip, but Sice kicked five points after the restart to steer them to a 0-9 to 0-2 victory.

"Gary missed what he would regard as a straightforward free (at the start of the second half) and would be disappointed with that," Rochford said in the Irish Daily Star.

"But at the same time he didn't shirk responsibility and showed true leadership. He scored a great point from play and then kicked on with a few frees.

"We had numerous chances in the first half. We just weren't making the scoreboard work as much as we did in previous games. From that aspect we weren't overly concerned. With the work-rate and effort we just needed to be patient.

"Thankfully we got the scoreboard moving in the second half and while I thought it was a battle, we were value for our seven points (win)."

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