Walsh holds his nerve as Galway prevail in classic against Armagh

Gaelic football is in a remarkable place now. The levels are rising, yet every team has lost at least one game. The only reliable way to prevail in such unforgiving circumstances is to do so as a unit

Shane Walsh of Galway and Jarly Óg Burns of Armagh in action. Picture: James Lawlor/Inpho

All-Ireland SFC: Galway 2-22 Armagh 0-27.

When an entire season hangs in the balance, a game has a strange ability to distil into a handful of colossal moments. For Galway, that tension gripped long before Shane Walsh’s superb final free, the kick that secured a one-point triumph.