The Tipperary senior footballers suffered an agonising one point defeat at the hands of Cork in Pairc Ui Rinn yesterday evening.
Despite being well on top in the first half, and holding the hosts at just a single point in 35 minutes, Tipperary’s lead slipped in the second half.
Conor Sweeney netted the ball late in the second half to give Tipperary a two point lead, only to have Cork score a goal less than 30 second later at the other end of the field.
It finished up Cork 1-10, Tipperary 1-09.
Speaking to Tipp FM after the game, captain Brian Fox said it’s a disappointing loss…
Tipp will reflect on wastefulness in the first half, as they shot seven wides, and with a lengthy injury list the loss of Michael Quinlivan dealt Tipperary another blow.
Their manager Liam Kearns says that the loss of Quinlivan to injury was costly…