Both Tipperary manager Eamonn O'Shea and his Kilkenny counterpart Brian Cody were happy to have another day out, after yesterday's epic drawn All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final between the counties at Croke Park.
On a busy afternoon for the Hawkeye Score Detection System, which adjudged John O'Dwyer's late chance of a winning score to be wide, his manager was glad to still have the opportunity to claim the Liam MacCarthy Cup.
"It was a great game," he said. "I expected us to come and we came."
And O'Shea is mindful that the opportunity for silverware is still there for his side.
"It isn't gone for us yet. It was a fantastic game of hurling from both sides. They were on top, then we were on top. "
O'Shea feels this is a great era for hurling at present.
"These are brilliant games and times. We're unhappy because we didn't win it but, by god, our boys gave it everything. Tipperary can be proud tonight and we go back and prepare for the next game.
"You'll always make mistakes. Both teams made mistakes. I just think you should look at the game as a terrific game of hurling, a magnificent day and it just fantastic we have another chance for both teams."
For Kilkenny manager Brian Cody he felt O'Dwyer's late chance meant it was going to be curtains for his side and agony at the death.
“I didn't realise it was the last puck of the game to be honest. I probably thought he would score it to be honest and he almost did.”
“It was a serious game. It was impossible to know what was going to happen. They pulled away a bit at the end of the first half. We came back great.
“We got a great start to the second half and played some really good hurling. They came back and had the last puck of the ball. That went to Hawk-Eye and that was the way it went."
Turning his attentions to the replay on Saturday September 27th at 5pm in Croke Park, Cody feels that it will be another tight encounter.
"It's obvious to anyone that has been following the teams. It's more than likely going to be that way the next day too. It's amazing to think that for three years in-a-row the All-Ireland final has been a draw but that is the way has gone.
“Six points is not a big lead in hurling, really. You have to try to grab the initiative back. The lads came back into very, very well. It is how the game went.
“We took control and they took control. Scores were coming thick and fast. I'm sure for those people that were able to sit back, relax and watch it that it was an excellent game.
“You never think it's your day. You keep going until the final whistle and you don't think about the score or the time. You just want to know what is happening to the next ball. There was some outstanding performances, battles and it was just a great game I suppose.
“It's like leaving here after an All-Ireland semi-final. You've got three weeks to prepare for an All-Ireland final and that is where we are at now.
“Obviously we'll recover for the week now and all the rest of it. That was a huge game."