Derry were much better than I thought they'd be. Especially after seeing who was and wasn't involved in the team warm up before the game.
Everything was pretty even up to the (deserved) red card. Derry still got plenty of shots away, but way too many were a platform for Galway attacks.
They put in some shift covering back and forward in that second half. McGuigans block exemplified that. But it was always going to lead to gaps.
That said they still managed to claw it back and had McGuigans shot found the net or went over the bar, you're looking at a very different final few minutes. Galway may still have ran out winners, but at that point, they were definitely gettin nervy in the stand.
Armagh at home next, you'd have to hope that Derry have a couple of those injured men back and ready to go for that game.
Everything was pretty even up to the (deserved) red card. Derry still got plenty of shots away, but way too many were a platform for Galway attacks.
They put in some shift covering back and forward in that second half. McGuigans block exemplified that. But it was always going to lead to gaps.
That said they still managed to claw it back and had McGuigans shot found the net or went over the bar, you're looking at a very different final few minutes. Galway may still have ran out winners, but at that point, they were definitely gettin nervy in the stand.
Armagh at home next, you'd have to hope that Derry have a couple of those injured men back and ready to go for that game.