Tipp fightback falls short again as Sligo march on

JOHN EVANS relived May 24 as his Tipperary team bowed out of the All-Ireland senior football championship at Semple Stadium on Saturday.

Seven weeks ago, Tipp let Limerick build up a nine-points lead in the Munster SFC quarter-final before launching an heroic fightback which fell just short.

It was déjà vu in Thurles as Tipp fell nine behind to Sligo early in the second half, came roaring back but ended up losing by just a point. Evans lamented Tipp’s first half display when they made far too many errors as visitors Sligo built up a 0-10 to 0-4 half-time lead.