'You Can Stand Tall'- Tipperary Minor Manager Praised For Inspirational Team Talk
Cork defeated Tipperary by 2-17 to 0-20 in Monday night's Munster minor football championship semi-final to progress to a final with old foes Kerry.
That doesn't tell the full story though. Cork were pushed all the way by a gallant Tipperary side who were eventually seen off in extra time following a fantastic showing from both sides.
A Joe Miskella goal with just 35 seconds left in extra time was the winning of the game for the Rebels.
Cork's winning goal with just 35 seconds remaining through Joe Miskella!π΄βͺοΈ
Heartbreak for Tipperary after 80 minutes of fantastic football. What a great game ππ@OfficialCorkGAA | @MunsterGAA pic.twitter.com/FJRmsi1Dt8
β Clubber (@clubber) May 12, 2025
Tipperary manager Michael Donnellan was not let down by his troops, they battled manfully and left everything they had on the Semple Stadium pitch in their defeat to Cork.
Donnellan's final team talk of the year could easily have been a very downbeat thank you to players and management and everybody would walk away with their heads down, Instead chose to lift his players. And he did so on the pitch, with family and media members within earshot
Tipperary minor footballers are a bunch of legends ππ powerful words from the bainesteoir Michael Donnellan after they lost an epic Munster semi final after extra time to a late Cork goal 2-17 to 0-20.. one of those days you lose little in defeat π#footbal pic.twitter.com/iunXig7TNe
β Stephen Gleeson (@StephenGleeson_) May 12, 2025
Not to be outdone, Cork manager Keith Ricken also gave a fantastic post-match interview with Clubber TV.
Ricken praised both side's level of application in a wonderful game of football that he said he'd liked to have seen go on all night.
He commended the resilience of both sides and their willingness to keep going throughout the match. Ricken made reference to how these groups of players may often be referred to as the "Snowflake generation".
He quickly made light of that "I saw nothing melt out here anyway, there was no puddles of water out here".
"We are told this is the Snowflake Generation - well I saw nothing melt out here today!" πͺβοΈ@OfficialCorkGAA manager Keith Ricken speaks brilliantly after an incredible 80-minute @MunsterGAA Semi-Final between Tipp & Cork π pic.twitter.com/30tjGYDzRq
β Clubber (@clubber) May 12, 2025
Cork will take on Kerry in the Electric Ireland Munster minor final on Friday May 23rd in Tralee.
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