Pádraic Joyce unhappy with referee after 'heartbreaking' loss to Mayo

'We had the chances and didn’t take them.'

Sean Kelly of Galway is tackled by Eoghan McLaughlin of Mayo resulting in a free kick at the end of the game. Padraic Joyce said his players were adamant it should have been a penalty. Picture: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

To be fair to Pádraic Joyce, before he aired his grievances regarding the officiating of referee Sean Hurson, the Galway manager accepted that his team had no one to blame but themselves.

Thirteen points won’t win you any game, he said, bemoaning how his players had not been clinical enough.