Connor makes a solid point

Sean Connor brought his well-drilled Galway United team back to his old stamping ground of Oriel Park and left with a deserved point. In between a steady stream of well wishers he spoke to Extratime about the game.

We asked if he was satisfied with the draw. “It was good, it was a good performance. We worked hard, kept to our game plan, a clean sheet and a point. A lot of positives and I think we had a couple of good chances as well to win the game,” the Belfast native began.

If Galway had a rub of luck during the game they may well have taken all three points West. We asked him how it felt to have come so close to pulling what would have been a shock victory.

“You’re always sick when you don’t get three points but what was pleasing was the performance. I was pleased about the fact that the last time we played Dundalk we probably, or I probably, set the players up in a way to suit Dundalk and it didn’t suit us.

"This time we played to our own strengths and pressed the ball in certain areas and when we got the ball we tried to make use of it. So from the player’s point of view I think they worked hard, they got their bit between their teeth and they’re disappointed that they didn’t win so that says a lot about them.”

Anto Flood spurned a good chance when free in the box after shaking off Garry Breen. He was about to pull the trigger when he collapsed with cramp. Connor wasn’t too full of sympathy for his striker, though, as he commented on the incident with tongue firmly in cheek.

“He shouldn’t go down with cramp though should he really. We’ll have to have an investigation into that one. He’s got the skinniest legs I’ve ever seen.”

Connor finally looked forward with anticipation to his side's next opponents. “We’re at home to UCD, so it’s a big game, especially as they lost tonight, so it’s a big one.”