Kilkenny SHL: 'It was a weird game' - Shortall reflects on incredible five-goal haul
The corner-forward had a day to remember in front of the posts
Five-goal hero Niall Shortall has admitted the Shamrocks will have to review the concession of their five goals despite beating O’Loughlin Gaels in a thrilling match in Group B of the St Canice’s Credit Union Senior Hurling League on Sunday.
The two sides showed incredible attacking intent as the Ballyhale side claimed a thrilling 6-22 to 5-15 win in Thomastown.
“Today was kind of a stop-start game. It was a weird game, but we’re lucky to get out on the right side of it,” the corner-forward said after the match.
“You can gloss over it a small bit, but we’re going to have to go back and see what happened back there. You’re not going to get away with that come championship. You’re not going to get away with conceding four or five goals. No team that wins is conceding that.
“Today was kind of a stop-start game. It was a weird game, but we’re lucky to get out on the right side of it.”
“It felt like there was a lot of space everywhere. Even though it’s a tight pitch, you still feel like there’s a lot of space around it. Everyone was kind of getting in around the breaks where the ball was and then leaving space for the forwards,” Shortall said after the match.
“It was a bit scrappy out around the middle, but I felt like our backs did a good job of getting the ball in long and it kind of paid off today,” he continued.
“We got crucial scores at times. Especially in the first half, I think we didn’t score for nearly ten minutes and they brought it back to one or two. Then Richie (Reid) got a point around the middle, which kind of settled us and allowed us to push on towards half-time.
“It was kind of the same in the second half. We were able to get a score to get back into the game, get going again and then push on and see the game out.”