Sarsfields boss Crowley: 'We made an awful lot of fundamental errors'

You can understand why manager Johnny Crowley was almost lost for words to explain their lack of competitiveness

Sarsfields manager Johnny Crowley with his daughter Hollie after the defeat to Na Fianna in the AIB GAA hurling All-Ireland senior club championship final at Croke Park. Pic: Eddie O'Hare

When you consider Sarsfields were able to go flat out to win Munster and their All-Ireland semi-final battle with Slaughtneil, you can understand why their manager Johnny Crowley was almost lost for words to explain their lack of competitiveness in Sunday’s All-Ireland club senior hurling championship final against Na Fianna in Croke Park.

“Never got going really,” he said. “I think Cathal’s (McCarthy) chance in the very first minute would have set something for us. That turnover probably gave them a huge kick and we just seemed second best for large periods of the first half and ultimately, in fairness to them, they took their opportunities. Their accuracy and their striking was very, very good.