Inspired switches bring Meath back from dead to beat Galway

Meath 2-12 Galway 1-12

Inspired switches bring Meath back from dead to beat Galway
Mon, 02 Feb, 2004 - 00:00
Diarmuid O’Flynn

With Padraig Joyce masterful at centre-forward, his cousin Nicholas dominant inside, Galway led by 1-6 to 0-0, and an annihilation looked on the cards. Even allowing for the strong diagonal wind that favoured the westerners, this was dominance on a regal scale. And suddenly, it all fell apart.

A Meath substitution, a number of inspired switches, and this game underwent a remarkable transformation.

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