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Galway Beat Down In All-Ireland Senior Football Preliminary Quarter Final - Commentary And Reaction

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Galway Beat Down In All-Ireland Senior Football Preliminary Quarter Final - Commentary And Reaction

Following a pulsating and nerve-wracking game at Pairc Esler in Newry, Galway booked their place in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter finals with a 2-26 to 3-21 win over Down.

The Galway goals came from Shane Walsh and Tomo Culhane.

Here is the commentary of the game with Ollie Turner and Barry Cullinane. 

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Kevin Dwyer reports on a dramatic game.

After the game, Ollie Turner and Barry Cullinane looked back at Galway's win.

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Jonathan Higgins got the post-match reaction of Matthew Thompson.

Jonathan also spoke to Galway Manager Padraic Joyce.

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Scorers for Galway: Shane Walsh 1-7 (1tp, 2tpf), Rob Finnerty 0-6 (1tp, 1f), Matthew Thompson 0-5 (1tp), Tomo Culhane 1-0, Cillian McDaid, Matthew Tierney and Daniel O'Flaherty 0-2 each; Céin D'Arcy and Peter Cooke 0-1 each.

Scorers for Down: Odhran Murdock 1-2, John McGeough 1-1, Daniel Guinness 0-4 (2tp); Ryan Magill 1-0; Danny Magill Miceal Rooney (tp), Ryan McEvoy (tp), Caolan Mooney and Pat Havern (2f) 0-2 each; Adam Crimmins (f), Ceilum Doherty, Eugene Brannigan and James Guinness 0-1 each.

Galway: Conor Flaherty; Johnny McGrath, Seán Fitzgerald, Liam Silke; Dylan McHugh, Seán Kelly (captain), Cian Hernon; Paul Conroy, John Maher; Céin D'Arcy, Matthew Thompson, Cillian McDaid; Rob Finnerty, Shane Walsh, Matthew Tierney.

Subs: Peter Cooke for Conroy (47), Daniel O'Flaherty for Hernon (56), Johnny Heaney for McDaid temporary (61-69), Tomo Culhane for Walsh (62), John Daly for Maher (67).

Down: Ronan Burns; Patrick McCarthy, Peter Fegen, Ceilum Doherty; Ryan Magill, Pierce Laverty (captain), Miceal Rooney; Daniel Guinness, Ryan McEvoy; Danny Magill, Odhran Murdock, Adam Crimmins; James Guiness, Pat Havern, John McGeough.

Subs: Eugene Brannigan for McCarthy (21-26 temporary & HT), Caolan Mooney for McGeough (53), Oisín Savage for Doherty (58), Conor McCrickard for Crimmins (62), Finn Murdock for Rooney (66).

Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary).

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