Pádraic Joyce’s side matched the home team in most areas of the pitch except the one that matters most
Pádraic Joyce’s side matched the home team in most areas of the pitch except the one that matters most
“It was basically an early league semi-final so we treated it as a game we wanted to win,” said Joyce. “We don’t go out to lose matches, in case people think we do. But the way we shot at the goal there you’d think we did! First play of the game, we missed a simple kick from 25-20 yards in front of the goal. Then we intercepted a kick-out, we were two on one with the goalkeeper, that ball should have been in the net, simple as that.
Twice in the first half alone, he almost gave away a goal trying to squeeze a short kick-out to the very boundary of the arc – only Galway’s wastefulness spared him the ultimate punishment. Rob Finnerty had a nightmare shooting night, missing an open goal after an admittedly awkward pass from Shane Walsh and dropping two handy balls into Cluxton’s belly.
The contrast with Dublin’s radar could hardly have been greater. From the outset, Dessie Farrell’s team were ruthless in attack. Breathnach has been a terrific find in this league campaign and swung over points from left and right, including a gorgeous two-pointer on the quarter-hour. Con O’Callaghan and Cormac Costello were urgent and spiky, whipping scores at will.
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