Brian Lohan: Hard to recover from that, mentally and physically

Lohan didn’t hesitate to remark how difficult a job he expects it to be for all involved to rouse themselves from this defeat for a return to the well

5 June 2022; Clare manager Brian Lohan during the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Final match between Limerick and Clare at FBD Semple Stadium in Thurles, Tipperary. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

On an afternoon where their huffing and puffing almost brought the green house down, what was sorely absent from the Clare challenge was an inside goal threat.

Across 90-plus minutes, Brian Lohan’s charges created all of two green flag opportunities - an unpleasant stat from a Clare perspective, but one that perfectly captures their failure to trouble Limerick’s last line.