Cunningham: We just never hit form

Anthony Cunningham can envisage himself helping to restore Galway’s dented pride next season — but admitted it was a year when they never got going.

“We struggled form-wise for two matches, for most of the match against Dublin in the Leinster final and the first half today,” he said.

“But we will be heartened with the second half, to come back with two great goals and came back very close. We missed a couple of chances then to probably go very close to a draw and to win it. They’re fine lines but we’ll go back to the drawing board and kick on from here.”