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Galway arrived at the Athletic Grounds carrying the kind of pressure that can crush a young team. Pointless after two rounds of the Allianz League and still smarting from defeat against Mayo a week earlier, Padraic Joyce’s side knew another defeat would leave relegation fears looming large, with a daunting trip to Tralee next on the horizon. Instead, what followed was a display of defiance, bravery and attacking zest that reignited their season and delivered a famous victory, sealed by Rob Finnerty’s free right on the hooter.

Goalfilled drama and the vivid clash of maroon and green-and-red are usually reserved for balmy summer afternoons, not dreary Sunday afternoons in January. Yet football supporters at Pearse Stadium were treated to a classic as Mayo edged Galway in a pulsating Allianz Football League Division One opener, a contest not decided until the final frantic moments.

There have been bumps and bruises for some, smoother passage for others, but as the Galway Senior Football Championship reaches its semi-final stage, the four teams most expected to be here have navigated their way through.

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Intermediate

The business end of the club football season well and truly starts this weekend seeing the first of the intermediate quarter-finals and finishing with two mouth-watering senior football clashes in Tuam Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

After Tuam Stars, Killannin, Dunmore Machales and Oughterard won their preliminary quarter-finals at the weekend, we are straight into the quarter-finals this weekend. Starting with Salthill/Knocknacarra v Dunmore MacHales and Maigh Cuilinn v Oughterard on Saturday. Sunday will see Corofin play Killannin and Annaghdown v Tuam Stars.

"Some people are calling us magicians," said John Concannon when asked if the long term planning of blooding young players through the winter games and the league was part of a well-thought-out masterplan designed to arrive in high summer in rude health. "But we'll see after next week what the narrative is," he laughed.

Galway defeated Donegal last Sunday afternoon to reach their second All-Ireland final in three years. The scoreboard in Croke Park read 1-14 to 0-15 in favour of the Tribesmen at the final whistle.