Galway have narrowly failed to win the All-Ireland SFC final today after an incredibly tight game at Croke Park against Kerry.
The score board was a dead heat between Galway and Kerry for almost the entire match, before Kerry opened up a lead in the final minutes of extra time.
The final score at Croke Park today was 0-20 to 0-16 in favour of Kerry.
The first half saw the two sides trade points tit for tat, with Galway leading 0-08 to Kerry’s 0-07 at the half time whistle.
Kerry saw a lot of scoring opportunities go to waste during the first half, with seven shots going wide, far more than Galway.
Both sides got off to a quick start in the second half, with a point apiece in the first two minutes.
This trend continued throughout the second half, with the two sides spending most of their time level, and rarely with more than a single point between them.
However, the final few minutes saw Kerry open up a four point lead over Galway in the final few minutes of the match.
