We had a lucky escape

In the end, there were no recriminations from Eamonn Fitzmaurice for his players.

They might have seen their five-point advantage against a 14-man side become a five-point deficit but his reaction, at least publicly, was one of relief.

“We were lucky in the end, we know that. It was really a case of snatching a draw from the jaws of defeat. We showed great character late in the game to come back into it.