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Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Heroic Galway blow it all open, Kerry close it out

Just like Jim McGuinness, Jack O’Connor will have plenty of ammo for his video analysis review meeting this week.

Mon, 01 Jul, 2024 - 10:18

On Saturday evening Galway blew the hinges off the championship when they knocked the reigning All-Ireland champions out, and now all of the remaining teams will feel they can win it. On Sunday in headquarters Donegal and Kerry joined the Connacht champions and Armagh in the last four.

While Donegal scored an impressive 1-23 there was much about their performance that Jim McGuinness won’t be happy with. They were sloppy and lacked energy and bite at times. I will be shocked if that is the case in their semi-final against Galway. Meanwhile Kerry also got the job done in a patient mature display. In truth it was a tough watch. The game was played at a pedestrian pace and lacked quality at times. The teams had a combined total of 16 wides, eight each, and a further five shots dropped short.

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