Smith: We’ve proved we can win ugly

The last 50 minutes of yesterday’s game may have betrayed the intensity of the opening 20 but Andy Smith insists the game will have battle-hardened Galway going into next month’s All-Ireland final.

Held up against their historic Leinster final win over Kilkenny last month, yesterday was never going to be as frenzied. But the Portumna midfielder took plenty from the game.

“At least we have that banked now going into the All-Ireland final, that we can win ugly too,” he said.