Mullaney in firing line as Galway give lowly Laois seven goal mauling

EVEN the Galway people who travelled, players, management and over a thousand fans, felt sorry for Laois goalkeeper Patrick Mullaney after this total mismatch in Portlaoise on Saturday.
Mullaney in firing line as Galway give   lowly Laois seven goal mauling

No-one could have foreseen this, no-one would have wanted this, not even the most myopic Galway supporter.

At half time Laois trailed by 11 points, 3-8 to 0-6. It would have been double that but for the heroics of Mullaney. Galway full-forward Richie Murray had two of those goals, twice more he was denied as was impressive centre-forward David Forde. One point-blank save off Murray was instantly pounced on by corner-forward Alan Kerins, for Galway’s third major.

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