Improving Galway in league final after gutsy win over Kerry

Galway’s 2022 championship ended with Croke Park heartbreak. Their league campaign will end back in the same stadium. They were full value for their two-point win

POINT-BLANK: Johnny Heaney of Galway has a shot on goal saved by Tom O’Sullivan and Kerry goalkeeper Shane Murphy during the Allianz Football League Division 1 match at Pearse Stadium in Galway. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Galway 1-13 Kerry 0-14 

We have lift-off. The last few weeks served up some dire football. In Salthill last year’s All-Ireland finalists served up a reminder that system won’t win Sam Maguire.