John Cleary was full of praise for the Cork players and supporters after yesterday’s Allianz Football League Division 2 victory over Meath.

The Rebels prevailed in the top-of-the-table clash by 1-23 to 1-21 at Páirc Uí Rinn to move two points clear at the summit and within touching distance of promotion to the top flight, despite losing captain Ian Maguire to a red card midway through the second half.

“We have to be very happy with the performance,” the Cork manager told reporters.

“We played some outstanding football at times both in attack and in defence. We got really tested by a very good team and we just had enough in the tank to get over the line. The crowd were magnificent.

“You could hear them coming down the home straight. I said during the week that it would be small things that gets us over the line and I think the crowd was a factor today, yeah, definitely.

“It was going to be a tough game no matter what. Week on week when we go back to training after a win, you can see that the momentum is there, you can see that confidence is building.

“We were in a position two years ago where we lost the first three games. You’re going back into training the following day or night and you’re trying to get fellas up. When you’re winning games, fellas come in with a bounce in their step and just like everything else in sport, they say momentum is everything and I think that’s what it is.”

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