Sub-standard Galway stumble through
John O’Mahony readily admitted this after Saturday’s qualifier in Parnell Park, when only Louth’s poor finishing unquestionably prevented a shock. Primarily, Galway owed their victory to a 15th-minute Pádraic Joyce goal, which sustained an erratic challenge until they produced a second goal at the finish.
After the Joyce goal, Galway didn’t score again in the first half, while Louth kicked four wides in the five minutes before the break. And the westerners also went without a score for the last 15 minutes before Noel Meehan finished to the net after Shane McCoy had saved from John Devane. Again, during this period, Louth spurned chances which were to cost them dearly.
