WALSH HAILS TRIBE'S DRIVE

SHANE Walsh grew up dreaming of scoring last-minute winners for Galway and that was his thinking just before he pointed the free at the death which kept their Championship hopes alive and condemned All-Ireland champions Armagh to defeat.

- BY JIM SHORT

Walsh kicked nine points in this repeat of last year’s All-Ireland final — but admits he left other scores behind him in a gripping contest at Breffni Park.

And he hailed manager Pádraic Joyce for instilling the belief in them at half-time when they trailed 0-15 to 0-7 at the end of a half where they failed to find the net from two penalties.

“Our Championship was on the line today and we knew that coming into it and it looked bleak at half-time," admitted Walsh. “But Pádraic is the big driver in all this and the last two weeks in particular, he’s been driving us on knowing there's more in the group.