John Sugrue: 'It's disappointing to wait all this time for a semi-final and not turn up on the day'

The Kerry manager wouldn’t allow himself any excuses over the team's late Covid-related disruptions

Galway’s Cian Hernon holds off the challenge of Kerry’s Luke Brosnan during the EirGrid All-Ireland U20 FC semi-final at LIT Gaelic Grounds. Picture: Matt Browne

All-Ireland U20F semi-final: Galway 1-15 Kerry 1-10

It would have been terribly easy — and tempting — for John Sugrue to point to the loss of key players little over 24 hours before throw-in as the chief reason for their tame showing in Saturday’s All-Ireland U20 semi-final.