Chaos, madness and agony amid sublime bliss of the Munster championship

The second half at Páirc Uí Chaoimh was as good as it gets, the match bobbing and weaving like a buoy in an angry ocean.

Cork’s Patrick Colins in action against Clare’s Seadna Morey Pic: ©INPHO/Ken Sutton

Breathless and chaotic, suffused with nerveless tension and spine-tingling drama, the final moments of this match neatly encapsulated the anarchic narrative of a storyline that you couldn’t make up. Goal. Goal-shot saved. Another goal scored off the breakaway which was disallowed. One last chance to press the button on the pinball machine again? No. Final whistle. Chaos. Madness. Ecstasy. Agony. The sublime bliss of the Munster championship.

The second half was as good as it gets, the match bobbing and weaving like a buoy in an angry ocean, both sides fighting the swells and dips with everything they had in a desperate attempt to keep afloat and stay alive in this championship.