McIntyre ‘thrilled’ by performance

GALWAY boss John McIntyre declared himself ‘thrilled’ with his side’s performance in last night’s Allianz NHL Division 1 final at Semple Stadium.

The Tipperary native also believes that his charges exploded a couple of myths and banished a few Thurles demons on their way to a comfortable eight-point win over Cork.

Galway’s last two visits to Semple Stadium ended in bitter disappointment – against Waterford in last year’s All-Ireland quarter-final before being outscored 1-11 to 0-1 in the second half of their recent league clash with Tipperary. But last night’s win replicated the 2009 championship victory over the Rebels at the same venue and McIntyre reflected: “More often than not, when you get a performance you get the victory. We laid the foundations in the opening half against the wind, to turn over leading by four points. We challenged the players at half-time to bury this myth that they’re not a second-half team.