{"id":523598,"date":"2026-06-29T04:23:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T04:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/523598\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T04:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T04:23:23","slug":"jbm-on-cork-footballers-loss-to-mayo-croke-park-is-unforgiving-when-you-dont-take-your-chances-you-pay-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/523598\/","title":{"rendered":"JBM on Cork footballers’ loss to Mayo: Croke Park is unforgiving, when you don\u2019t take your chances, you pay for it"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cork legend Jimmy Barry-Murphy didn\u2019t hide his disappointment as he reflected on Cork\u2019s 0-23 to 0-18 defeat to Mayo in Saturday\u2019s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final at Croke Park.<\/p>\n

Speaking to The Echo on Sunday morning, he said the result stung all the more because Cork had put themselves in a strong position early on but failed to make it count.<\/p>\n

The Rebels missed out on reaching the last four for the first time since 2012 as the wait now goes on.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a disappointing result,\u201d Barry-Murphy began.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I saw the draw, I was very, very hopeful, especially after our great win in Ballybofey against Donegal. But you\u2019d have to say yesterday was a disappointing result in the end.<\/p>\n

\"Cork\u2019sCork\u2019s Mark Cronin and Diarmuid Duffy of Mayo in action. Picture: James Crombie\/INPHO<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking back on the game, the first half cost us very dearly. We had loads of possession, lots of scoring chances, but we didn\u2019t take them, and ultimately to go in at half-time level was an absolute killer.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt didn\u2019t reflect the possession stats in the first half.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n As we all know, you must translate that into scores in the modern game. If you don\u2019t take those chances with the two-point situation, you\u2019re vulnerable.\n <\/p>\n

\u201cTo go into the dressing rooms 0-9 each and to concede the two-pointer on the stroke of half-time from a breach of the three-man rule was tough.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no way it reflected our dominance in the first half, but unfortunately that dominance wasn\u2019t reflected on the scoreboard.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

CRIPPLED<\/p>\n

The second half brought more frustration for Cork as Mayo pulled away and went six points up at one stage. There was a sense even in the press box that the game was gradually slipping away.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had plenty of scoring opportunities, but Mayo defended much better in the second half,\u201d Barry-Murphy said.<\/p>\n

\"MayoMayo manager Andy Moran, right, shakes hands with Cork manager John Cleary after the game. Picture: Ramsey Cardy\/Sportsfile<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be fair to Mayo, their defence was very, very good, and we contributed to our own downfall by working the ball into poor situations and being turned over, and that absolutely crippled us.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did very well in the second half in Ballybofey, but our performance yesterday didn\u2019t match that, and it was credit to Mayo. Their defence was excellent in the second half.<\/p>\n

\n I was watching Mayo against Meath in the previous game, and they looked wide open at the back, and I thought we\u2019d get a lot of goal chances, but that never materialised.\u201d\u00a0\n <\/p>\n

Cork struggled for scoring power up front and a bit of guile when the need was greatest. The Mayo full-forward line of Darragh Beirne, Ryan O\u2019Donoghue and Kobe McDonald scored a combined total of 0-19 \u2014 more than Cork managed.<\/p>\n

\u201cMayo\u2019s full-forward line ran riot. Their scoring contribution was off the charts. Also, Mayo got five two-pointers, we got two, and our two were frees. That\u2019s a huge difference. We needed more from our forwards.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn saying that, for long stretches, I still felt we\u2019d win. We were completely dominant in possession, and we were getting our kick-outs away pretty good.<\/p>\n

\"Cork\u2019sCork\u2019s Daniel O’Mahony and Se\u00e1n Meehan dejected after defeat to Mayo. Picture: James Crombie\/INPHO<\/p>\n

\u201cBut again, we carried the ball into poor situations. Our support build-up was a bit slow and allowed Mayo to defend, which they did excellently.<\/p>\n

MISSED OPPORTUNITY<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a missed opportunity. Going into the Mayo game, you thought you\u2019d a great chance. But Croke Park is unforgiving, and when you don\u2019t take your chances, you pay for it in the end.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Cork players will know themselves it was a missed opportunity. When you have so much possession in the first half and you create the openings, you\u2019ve got to punish the team. When you don\u2019t, you pay for it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cork legend Jimmy Barry-Murphy didn\u2019t hide his disappointment as he reflected on Cork\u2019s 0-23 to 0-18 defeat to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":523599,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[4365,1964,42,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-523598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-gaelic-football","tag-cork-gaa","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=523598"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523598\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/523599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=523598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=523598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}