Tipp joy as Maher denies Galway

A DOUR game which endedwith an unexpected splash ofexcitement, yesterday’s Galway-Tipperary clash isn’t likely to live long in the memory of the 4,000 spectators.

It concluded with a bang after meandering for almost 70 minutes, however — as Galway tried to grab an equalising goal, the ball spilled across the Tipperary square, and all sub Joe Gantley had to do was nudge it over the whitewash.

Enter Tipp’s Brendan Maher, who somehow scooped it out and cleared for a match-winning save.