No complaints but Pat Ryan rues missed Cork goal chances

“That is two years now we haven’t won the All-Ireland, that is a disappointment from our side of things," the Rebels boss said. 

REFLECTIONS: Cork manager Pat Ryan dejected after the game. Pic: INPHO/Bryan Keane

Cork manager Pat Ryan said Cork 'can hold their heads up high' after their nail-biting 3-29 to 1-34 defeat to Clare. But he regretted missed goal chances, this was his immediate reaction after a momentous game that swung one way and then the other.

“We came up here to win today and we didn’t get over the line,” he said. “All credit to Clare – they performed fantastically and probably just about deserved their victory in the end.