O'Neill commends players for comeback but third quarter their downfall

Na Piarsaigh called on all their character to make it an edgy finish having not scored from play between the 19th minute and Adrian Breen’s 60th minute goal.

THIRD QUARTER DOWNFALL: Na Piarsaigh manager Shane O'Neill proud of his team's late comeback but admits third quarter was their downfall. Pic:©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

Na Piarsaigh manager Shane O’Neill commended his players’ late comeback despite the club’s second successive Munster semi-final defeat to Ballygunner.

“Tough again. Two years in a row now. I thought in the first half it was a real arm wrestle between two teams. It was a bit tactical there in the first half and we had certain targets that we would shut down.