Tommy Toomey lauded his players after Tipperary's sensational All-Ireland U21FC semi-final victory over Dublin.

Speaking after he guided the Premier to their first ever All-Ireland U21FC final against Tyrone on May 2, the manager noted: "All the players were interested in was winning the game.

"If we failed at that, fine, but we go out to win. I think that's the way to go about it. Believe in yourself and have a go and that's what the boys did today. And it came right for us.

"This team moves along and keeps building momentum. Today was a fantastic game. They drew every inch of themselves to win that match.

"There's great credit due to all of the players, they never gave any kind of thought to being four or five points down. They just kept chipping the ball over the bar."

Vanquished Dublin manager Dessie Farrell felt Tipp's midfield dominance was key to their success.

"We always knew midfield was a major platform for them," he said.

"I think we did well at times and we tried a few things, but in the last five or seven minutes they plucked out some big balls and won breaks which were crucial. Whatever chance we had we needed to be getting the breaking balls. They took one or two and got the scores."

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