Galway 1-9 Aidan McAnespies 3-18
John Dunne in Possession for Galway
Aidan McAnespies will have been fairly pleased with their
day’s work with a convincing victory over Galway. For the westerners it will be a case of out
of the frying pan and into the fire as next up is favourites for the
championship, Donegal next Saturday. Two
goals, one after the throw-in and another following the restart had Galway on
the back foot from the get go, and the McAnespies attacking half back line kept
the pressure on all game as they swarmed the Galway defence.
McAnespies got off to the perfect start with a Peter
O’Connell point quickly followed by a Cian Sharkey goal, all within a minute of
the throw-in. The one-two punch was
answered with 2 points from Galway corner forward John Dunne from placed
balls. McAnespies had the better of
things from the get-go however. Galway
found themselves under pressure frequently as McAnespies were on top of the kick
outs, and attacked in numbers to keep their opponents on the back foot.
The points came from different quarters for McAnespies. Colm Lennon, Cian Sharkey, Peter O’Connell
with a great score, and Sharkey again kept the scoreboard moving for McAnespies
while for Galway it was Dunne’s free kicks that kept it from getting out of
hand. Another goal with about 10 minutes
to the break put McAnespies well and truly in the driver’s seat. It was a move that characterized how McAnespies
were playing with numbers overwhelming the Galway rearguard. Daragh Lyne running from midfield found Rory
Brolly who fired the ball into the far corner.
Galway answered with 2 points on the trot from Dunne and one Paddy
Mullins, but McAnespies answered in kind with a score each from Robert Croft
and Steven Ward. At the half it was a
commanding 2-9 to 0-7 McAnespies lead.
Darragh Lyne on the Attack for Macs
McAnespies extended their lead following the restart. Ronan Buckley added third goal for
McAnespies, while Ruairi Scott and Croft added points. Galway opened their second half account with
a Dunne free about 10 minutes into the half.
Ruairi Scott responded for McAnespies before Danny Burke finally rattled
the McAnespies net following an assist from Dunne. The goal was a consolation for Galway as the
game had got away from them by that stage.
For McAnespies it was time to give the line a run to play out the
remaining time. A good outing for the
Macs and Galway still searching for the first win of the season.
Galway: Blaine Sheridan, Eoin Dunne, Stuart Cullen, Aidan
Flanagan, Ciaran Potter, Paddy Mullins, Danny Burke, Michael Kinsella, Barry
McDonagh, Michael Moylan, Pat Moylan, John Moylan, John Dunne. Macs: Rory McElroy, Rob Pigott, Gavin Nangle, Owen
Ward, Colm Lennon, Cian Sharkey, Daragh Lyne, Steven Ward, Ronan Buckley,
Ruairi Scott, Peter O’Connell, Robbie Croft, Rory Brolly.
By Rory O'Donnell
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