Tipperary boss Charlie McGeever expressed relief after his wasteful side beat Cork last night to remain on course for a three-in-a-row of Munster MFC titles.

"It would have been a travesty if we'd lost that," the former Finn Harps soccer player told the Irish Examiner.

"We worked hard, but Cork were always going to come at us. They're a big, strong, physical, hard-running side. Having seen them against Kerry our concern was about conceding goals. Cork are a goal-scoring side, but I thought we defended exceptionally well against that.

"We have a very young side, two 15-year-olds starting this evening, Danny Owens, son of Johnny, and Alan Tynan. Our full-back, James Feehan, played a full match despite having dislocated his elbow only 10 days ago - that's the dedication we're getting from them.

"I was disappointed in the wides, disappointed too in the point that was flagged for Cork when everyone saw it was well wide - that shouldn't be happening in this day and age. That was a very poor decision and it put us under extra pressure, that point always loomed large as the game wound down.

"I thought Stephen Quirke's point at the end was crucial, from out wide, another exceptional 15-year-old. We move on now to a Munster final, still developing, not yet at the level of the team that won the All-Ireland, but at least we're getting another few months of football which is important." Tweet

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