Laois find fresh focus
Little wonder, then, that Justin McNulty was a happy man at the final whistle.
“Given where we were last week, I think the players showed tremendous character to bounce back with that performance,” enthused McNulty. “I’m delighted with the players, they had to dig deep inside themselves to come out and deliver and to execute, and they did that successfully. The players were hurting, knowing they hadn’t done themselves justice, and they did take a long, hard look at themselves during the week. They came out and gave a performance and I’d have to be happy with that. I think the scoreline at half-time probably flattered them but I think the second-half scoreline flattered us because Galway had opportunities in the second half that they weren’t very clinical with, and we had chances in the first half we weren’t very clinical with. But on the whole, I think we were the better team and deserved that victory.”
