Cork manager Pat Ryan hailed his players’ response after going five points down against Tipperary in yesterday evening’s Munster SHC clash at Pairc Ui Chaoimh.

Darragh Fitzgibbon and Brian Hayes netted the goals late to bring the Rebels level and, although Seamus Callanan put Tipp back in front in injury-time, Shane Kingston’s third point of the night would snatch a 4-19 to 2-25 draw for the home side.

RTÉ Radio 1's Saturday Sport afterwards, Ryan credited his players’ fighting spirit for gaining another point in the Mick Mackey Cup race.

"I suppose we were coming down here to get the two points. But look, obviously, 15 minutes into that second half, things weren't looking great," he stated.

"But our fellas fought fierce hard. But we've been fighting fierce hard all year. We were behind in lots of games in the league and Munster league but players have been showing great heart.

"We know we've a very good bench and we needed it today. I think we got 1-05 off our bench which was vital.

"Tipperary are a very good team, they've an excellent management team and they've been going well. We'd have been disappointed with a couple of the opportunities that we had in the first half that would have made a difference, goal opportunities.

"I thought we did very well in defending them from goal opportunities. But typical Tipperary and typical Liam Cahill team, they got two goals in the second-half at bad moments for us.

"But I thought we responded to them very well. I'm delighted with our lads."

Tweet

Most Read Stories