Galway escape by inches

Galway 1-22 Laois 0-23

It was a drawn game at that stage and possession just inside Galway’s half would have put Laois in a promising position from which to embrace that historic victory.

Maher fumbled the ball though, Galway sub Paul Killeen nipped in to steal possession and released a sidewinder that travelled three-quarters of the pitch before splitting the Laois posts.