Croker curse continues to torment Tribesmen

YOU could read in Micheal Donnellan’s eyes how much Galway wanted to win this match. As he stormed into the dressing-room, disappointment was etched into every contour of the inspirational centre-forward’s face.

Donnellan’s goal sparked the western revival in the final 10 minutes, and his free brought Galway to within one point of parity at the death. The Connacht champions thought they still had a few seconds left to drag a third game in successive weeks into extra-time, but Pat McEnaney blew his whistle soon afterwards.

“We think there could have been more injury time played,” said John O’Mahony. “There was an injury in injury-time, and two minutes were put up on the board. We thought there was a minute or two left. But we have to accept you can’t concede 3-11 in a game and hope to win a league title.”