Coach hails St. Mary’s as Spioraid Naoimh outsmarted

St Mary’s, Galway 1-11 Coláiste An Spioraid Naoimh 0-8

For the most part it was a performance rich in quality and one that pleased coach Liam Sammon. The former Galway ace was full of praise for his charges: “We really got it right today, particularly in the closing 20 minutes of the first-half when we played some excellent football.

“Our midfielders were tremendous and, conscious of Spioraid Naoimh putting in long balls with the aid of the strong wind in the second-half, we decided to switch our captain Gareth Bradshaw to full-back. The move worked a treat, although, to be fair, the Cork lads made it tough for us in the closing quarter.”