Winning margin flattering, says Michael Ryan

Flattering was how Michael Ryan described this 11-point win for Tipperary, which may have been more but for Liam Ryan’s late consolation goal.

The scoreboard may have disguised how close this encounter was for 60 minutes but Ryan was painting a more sombre picture of this victory confirming their first league final since 2014.

“Yeah, I think it flattered us. I think the goals flattered us. Don’t get me wrong, we were delighted to get them and they were well engineered and well-taken but they game was a lot closer around the middle third than that would have suggested.