AUDIO - O'NEILL RELIEVED AFTER UCD RALLY TO DRAW
UCD manager Collie O'Neill cut a relieved figure in Belfield on Friday night after his side came from two down to earn a draw against local rivals Cabinteely.
Former Student Marty Waters scored both of Cabo's goals, including a fine solo effort, to seemingly put the game beyond the hosts, but O'Neill says he always had faith in his players.
"I didn't panic, I know what quality we have in our side."
"I knew we'd get back into it, it was just a case of needing a goal, and thankfully Cian (Kavanagh) delivered."
Kavanagh's goal, just before half-time, was a massive turning point in the game.
"It was a great time to get it, because it would have been a completely different second-half if we hadn't."
Georgie Kelly scored his fifth goal of the season in the second-half, latching onto Niall Corbet's goal kick, to secure a share of the spoils for O'Neill's side.
"It's good to come back into any game when you go 2-0 down. There was good character shown by the team."
"We've seen a different side to the lads that we didn't see over the last few games, so I'm happy with that point in the end."
And overall, O'Neill believes the team have performed well in the early part of the season.
"It's gone well, but there's still room for improvement."
And the College boss is trying to instill belief in his young squad.
"They're top class footballers, and I wouldn't change any one of those young players in there with another young player in another team"
"It's just a case of having them believe how good they actually are."
This was published on the Official SSE Airtricity League website.
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