All-Ireland camogie final: Three reasons why Cork lost to Galway
Galway's Dervla Higgins and Aoife Healy of Cork
Credit has to be given to Galway for the passion and aggression they brought on the day. Right from the first whistle they were in the faces of Cork players and never gave them an inch.
They always give the Rebels a battle and as one said during the week ‘Galway are a different animal when they get to Croker’.
That they are and they showed it again on Sunday. To be fair they are an outstanding side and the only one really to come anywhere near Cork in recent times. But the hurt of last year drove them on to their win.
In the first half Cork had the first chance to raise a green flag and were denied from a penalty by a brilliant save from Sarah Healy.
Within two minutes they scored a goal at the other end, with Mairead Dillon giving Amy Lee no chance of saving. That two minutes could have seen Cork go into a three point lead. Instead they found themselves three points down and from here on Galway were never behind again.
Cork did get back on level terms late on and looked like at least getting a draw, but another free saw Galway come out on top.
One could argue that Cork played better after the sending off but in a game as tight as this was, then being down a player is always difficult.
One could argue that Galway’s Aoife Donohue was lucky to stay on the pitch and could have gone for two first half yellow card offences, but she got away with them and Hannah Looney didn’t.
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