Galway’s more organised approach proved vital in the Connacht final’s thrilling endgame
Mayo’s Jordan Flynn tries to get his shot away as Sean Mulkerrin of Galway closes in during the Connacht SFC final on Sunday. Photograph: James Crombie/InphoGalway rode their luck a little to come out of a bruising encounter with Mayo, who rattled their composure at times. Yet Mayo weren‘t able to find that composure themselves when it was needed, as turnovers and tackles dominated an enthralling game of football.
In this final phase, Ryan O’Donoghue is on the ball on the 65m line as a pivot and Jack Carney is one of the men left back Mayo have created no inside overload - to create space outside - as Matthew Ruane hits the speculative final effortA team’s own kickout is becoming a real problem area, and there is a clear struggle to develop the required nuance. Both teams had periods of dominance on the opposition kickout. Galway had it in the first half from the 20th minute on, winning six of Colm Reape’s kickouts in a row, as they extended their lead from two points to eight by the 28th minute.
It has been well highlighted that Conroy is a serious weapon in this territory, which makes the space afforded to him for his first score startling, even allowing for the fact that a powerful late run from Dylan McHugh took away some of the Mayo cover . Conroy’s effortless striking is a dream to watch and a nightmare for oppositions to try and shut down, yet Mayo only started to put adequate pressure on him after his initial efforts.
Corner backs from both teams had similar strike runs in the game, but the luck was with Galway, as they secured a return from theirs. Johnny McGrath raided forward, untracked by Ryan O’Donoghue in the 26th minute to get a shot off which was smothered by Colm Reape, but referee Neilan harshly called a penalty for a minor tug back, which Matthew Tierney dispatched.
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