Terry Hyland rues Cavan’s loss of intensity

If onlys and what ifs.

The loss of a Division 2 final will hardly haunt Cavan this next few weeks, but they will harbour the odd regret: The handful of points they gifted Tyrone and the moment 54 minutes in when David Givney’s shot grazed the wrong side of Michael O’Neill’s crossbar.

“I thought some of our score-taking was very good,” said manager Terry Hyland. “I thought some of our point-taking from distance was very good. I thought our defence in the first half… we had a lot of turnover ball and we tackled well.