Kieran McGeeney’s side showed some real innovation in attack, while Galway’s defensive shape caused problems for Donegal’s shooters
Armagh's Rian O'Neill came up with some huge plays in the endgame of the All-Ireland semi-final against Kerry. Photograph: Leah Scholes/InphoThe team who manages to gain control of the game and prospers in the chaos of the game will likely come out on top in modern Gaelic Football. When the game is played by the top teams as it was over the weekend, it really is an engrossing watch.
The 47th-minute Aidan Forker point was a result of an excellent set up at the breaking ball zone from Armagh. Their kickout press in the 54th minute was a brilliantly aggressive 8 v 7 and for about 25 seconds there was pure chaos inside the Kerry 45, before Barry McCambridge handballed a goal to the net.Kerry were penalised by the ref for an infraction of a player not being outside the D on a Shane Ryan kickout, this resulted in a throw up and Rian O’Neill scored from well outside the 45m line.
Armagh tried to shape their attack to create an attacking mark when they were looking for a score in the second half - by dragging players to the centre they were creating space out wide The creativity and ingenuity in attack may not get the credit it deserves as neither resulted in a score, but it was there. In a weekend where the Galway team spoke about John O’Mahony and his forward thinking on the game, Gaelic football is currently showing lots of innovation. How much of this is down to Kieran Donaghy and his coaching? And his basketball influence? Or is it the addition of Conleith Gilligan, or are the players driving adjustments?.
Kerry tried to create a late clutch position for David Clifford, but Armagh worked hard to deny this opportunity
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