Galway Survive Late Down Rally for Quarter-Final Place

Galway survive Down’s late surge to seal SFC quarter-final spot in classic

After nerve-shredding finishes against Mayo, Dublin, Derry and Armagh, Galway had already been involved in their share of high octane, high drama ties before surviving another against Down in the Marshes. Forward trio Shane Walsh, Rob Finnerty and Matthew Thompson scored 1-18 between them as the Tribesmen left with a two-point victory. The Tribesmen ousted Down in a cracking clash to seal a last-eight place There were five goals in the thrilling…

Down v Galway Score Recap as brave second half fightback comes up short

Down and Galway played out an absolute thriller in this afternoon's All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final at Newry with scores galore in real shootout.

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Galway were the better side in the first half and took a 1-16 to 1-6 lead into the interval, with Galway's goal coming from Shane Walsh who scored 1-7 in the game.

Galway survive late Down rally for quarter-final place

There may have been no surprises in terms of the result when Galway secured their place in the All-Ireland Championship quarter-finals at a packed Pairc Esler, but Down certainly put it up to the Tribesmen and a couple of late goals added to the drama.

Galway weather Down storm to advance to All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals

Galway survived so many second-half scares from Down in Newry's Páirc Esler as they put their name in the drum for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final draw.

Galway progress after enthralling goalfest victory over Down

Galway will be in the pot for Monday's All-Ireland SFC quarter-final draw.