Midleton take early control as wasteful Bishopstown pay the penalty

Selector Martin Hayes agreed with this viewpoint, stating: “it was disappointing, but on the positive side, we did play well in periods, we owned the ball for periods and competed physically. We stayed the course but when it’s a quality team like Midleton and you have 17 wides - not from 80 yards but from within 40/50 yards - you’re going to struggle.”
Midleton manager Gerry Wallace accepted Town’s wastage of possession was a key factor in determining the result. “In the first-half if they had been a bit luckier – they had 11 wides to our seven – it might have been closer at half-time,” he commented.