Cork manager Sean Hayes was proud of his team, despite their couple of late lapses in concentration which cost them the All-Ireland U21FC title.

Mayo struck for two late goals that could have been avoided, while the Rebels also conceded 2-1 at the end of the first half.

"I am proud of that team since we started at the start of the year," Hayes said.

"This is our fifth day out in-a-row. We have beaten good teams on the way. And even against a good team today, we have battled back two or three times. When your luck isn't in, your luck isn't in and those things turn against you and there's nothing you can do about it.

"I thought we were going to come out the other side, but the two goals we let in, you are not going to come back from that with two minutes to go. Mayo won, and that's it. That's life.

"People forget who the losers are in another day and that's it, and then it's back to real life and work and all of that unfortunately.

"Fellas gave it everything and that's all they can do. That's all we ask of them is to give everything. Fellas will make mistakes and mistakes were made but that's life, and they have to pick their heads up and go on with it, and go back to their clubs and see where they go from here."

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