'Now we have to win the final' - Lohan

MUNSTER SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP, RD4

Clare 2-22 Cork 3-18

Venue: Cusack Park, Ennis

Compiled by Páraic McMahon

Story Of The Game

CLARE:

Frees for: 7 (4/3

Wides: 13 (7/6)

Scores from play: 1-19

Spread of scorers: 10

Top scorer: Tony Kelly (2-04

1’Pen)

Bookings: Conor Cleary (15).

Own puckouts won: 18 from 28 (64%)

Player Watch

CORK

Frees for: 13 (3/10)

Wides: 7 (3/4)

Scores from play: 3-12

Spread of scorers: 8

Top scorer: Patrick Horgan (1-09 6f)

Bookings: Ciaran Joyce (36), Tim O’Mahony (73).

Own puckouts won: 24 from 37 (65%)

Referee: Johnny Murphy (Limerick)

MANAGER COMMENT “

“It was brilliant, brilliant for everyone who is involved, brilliant for all of the crowd that came here in the hope that we would get a performance from the team and brilliant for everyone who is involved.

“We were disappointed that we didn’t give the crowd a chance to get behind us in the Tipp game and we were very conscious of that, our lads really did the business and thanks to everyone here today for their support.

“We’ve got a brilliant bunch, I’m delighted that they are getting the victories, you need to win and just getting the victories for the work they put in.

“Fair play to Cork, they were never-say-die, they keep coming and coming, they just get it done and credit to our lads, they just get it done as well and we’re just delighted with our lads.

“The competition is just so competitive in Munster, we knew that after the first day that we had to get six points in order to be guaranteed, we got our six points so we’re happy with the work we’ve done and happy we’ve bounced back.

“We said it after the Limerick game that we had a quarter-final, semi-final and a final, that’s how we approached it like the old-style Munster championship of quarter-final, semi-final and final, that’s how we called it and we had to win the quarter-final and semi-final, now we have to win the final.”