Like last year’s All-Ireland final, and the league final win over Galway, it was neck and neck initially on Saturday before Dublin pulled away. “We tightened up in the second half, we’d some great movement to our play and kept that level up,” said Gavin. Dublin were much improved in the second half and tore Galway asunder at times with the speed and intricacy of their attacking play. “We had 12 kicked turnovers in the second half which is unacceptable,” said Galway manager Kevin Walsh, comparing that to just five in the first half. There were unfamiliar names in the Galway ranks too; Fintan Cooney, David Cunnane, and Gearoid Armstrong all coming on in the second half.

Source: Irish Examiner February 04, 2019 06:45 UTC