Larry Kavanagh: 'We never carved out a goal-scoring chance and we needed that'

“Castlehaven know how to peak. Against the Barrs, they weren’t really impressive. They were a different beast today.”

MISSED CHANCES: Nemo defender Brian Murphy in action. Picture: Larry Cummins

Returning to SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh after last year’s two-point defeat to Castlehaven, Nemo Rangers were fully aware of the challenge that awaited. At half-time on Sunday having had the breeze at their backs, they would have hoped to be more than one ahead.

“We were two up and we tried to stretch it to three, we tried too hard to stretch it to three (Castlehaven secured a turnover that resulted in a Michael Hurley point in stoppage). We didn’t think that was a fair reflection. We would have preferred to be three up, obviously,” Nemo selector Larry Kavanagh remarked.