Galway manager Pádraic Joyce rues costly missed opportunities which proved vital in a one-point All-Ireland final defeat
The warning from the communications department of only a few minutes with Pádraic Joyce for his post-match thoughts was ominous. The Galway manager wasn’t in much of a mood for chat.
Galway shot nine wides, dropped several more attempts short and turned just 13 of their 25 shots into scores, a mere 52 per cent conversion rate compared to Armagh’s 63 per cent. Galway's Damien Comer dejected after the final defeat to Armagh at Croke Park. Photograph: Laszlo Geczo/Inpho Walsh and Comer hit just two points between them, and only one from play. Throw in Finnerty’s difficulties and the inside forward line was rendered virtually redundant. Long kicks for points were often the only option.
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