Crowley: Every tight game we are coming out the right side

Sarsfields manager Johnny Crowley says his players can't be questioned for their ability to win tight battles.

Sarsfields Manager Johnny Crowley with Eoghan Murphy after the clash with St Finbarr's in Co-Op Superstores Premier SHC semi-final at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Picture Dan Linehan

A third consecutive Cork Premier SHC final beckons for Sarsfields. The 2023 champions and the 2024 runners-up are through to an eagerly-awaited showdown with Midleton. And just like their upcoming opponents, who fought to an extra-time one-point victory over Blackrock, the Riverstown club edged a close contest with St Finbarr’s in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday, 1-22 to 2-18.

“You can’t question our lads for these tight battles,” manager Johnny Crowley said. “It is becoming a bit of a coincidence that every tight game we are coming out of the right side. They just work so hard. Six points down at half-time. We knew the wind was coming and we said to stay in it and make the right decisions and I think we made an awful lot of right decisions. But above everything, it was our incredible attitude and tenacity. Our fight for the jersey was immense.