Crusheen lucky to still be in the hunt, admits captain O’Grady
“It could be better, could be worse, but that’s the nature of a draw. We finished the first half well but they had a period of dominance in the second half and were on top for a crucial period near the end. Donal (Touhy, Crusheen keeper) made a few crucial saves, David Breen got a great point for them; we were probably lucky to get back and snatch the draw. They were on the attack again at the end when the referee blew it up. We’re happy enough to be still in it.”
Goal-scoring, the absence even of any goal-scoring chances (as alluded to by Tony Considine in his analysis in these pages yesterday), is proving a problem for O’Grady and his forward colleagues. They failed to raise a green flag against Sixmilebridge in the Clare final, against Carrigtwohill in their Munster semi-final and on Sunday, Na Piarsaigh keeper Padraic Kennedy was never tested.
