Denis Walsh was at a loss to explain Cork's second half fadeout in yesterday's Waterford Crystal Cup defeat by UCC. The understrength Rebels failed to score in the second half, and their manager admitted: "We died a death. "I don't know if you'd put it down to fitness or whatever, but they upped the pace and were able to move the ball. "They knew each other as well, whereas when we lost our way with an experimental team, you saw the fitness levels. We had to take a few fellas off because they were gone, their legs were gone. UCC had the advantage that they could knock the ball around. "But I'd be very happy with the first half, we dictated the pace of the game and fellas showed up well." Before the game, there was plenty of interest in football convert Michael Cussen, but Walsh pointed out that he had only just returned from the county footballers' team holiday. "He only came off a plane at 1.30 this morning. He did well enough inside, he was a threat, but we didn't have enough of fellas motoring." Tweet

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