Galway GAA star feels 'decision still raw' as Padraic Joyce names team for Armagh

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Galway will face Armagh in a rematch of last year's All-Ireland football final this weekend, as the Tribesmen look to book their place in the knockout phase of the championship.

Padraic Joyce has named his team for the do-or-die clash, with Armagh already through to the next round of the championship, leaving Galway with the higher stakes.

With Armagh beating Dublin, Galway would have been out of the Championship had they lost to Derry on Sunday.

Galway had to fight back against an eight-point deficit against Derry last week.

At one stage it looked as though they might have won it, however, Derry's Conor Doherty managed to level the game late on.

Galway's Céin Darcy has said that he is still feeling the sting from not getting the job done.

Speaking to Galway Bay FM, he said: "I’m probably feeling a bit cynical at the moment that we couldn’t get over the line, especially the last play there.

“It mimics the Dublin game in a way, conceding the short kickout and then a very simple shot we’d look to avoid there.

"If you look at it, you flip the perspective where you’re eight points down at one stage and managing to claw our way back so there’s that character present in the squad but, as I say, it’s probably still a bit raw and I’m a bit cynical about it all!"

Darcy didn’t start the game but was introduced in the first half and made quite an impact as Galway dominated the Derry kickout for long spells.

He added: "Well that’s what I’m there for, I suppose. It’s a restart game in a way, in patches anyway, with the new rules and the conditions the way they are today.

"It was similar when we played them in the League game up here. Once you get on top and you get a bit of momentum, it’s hard to break it and that’s my job, happy to go out and execute it."

Meanwhile, Padraic Joyce has named the Galway team that will face Armagh on Saturday June 14.

Galway squad vs Armagh

Connor Gleeson Johnny McGrath Seán Fitzgerald Jack Glynn Dylan McHugh Seán Kelly (c) Liam Silke Paul Conroy John Maher Cillian McDaid Robert Finnerty Céin Darcy Matthew Tierney Shane Walsh Matthew Thompson Conor Flaherty Daniel O'Flaherty Cathal Sweeney Kieran Molloy Seán Ó Maoilchiaráin Peter Cooke John Daly Cian Hernon Johnny Heaney Tomo Culhane Damien Comer

Below you can find out the permutations that Galway need to progress from their group:

All-Ireland champions Armagh are the first side in the three years of the round robin to qualify as table toppers with one game to spare. This is the third year in a row they've topped their group to claim the one automatic quarter-final spot on offer.

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This may help Galway, who they face this weekend. Galway have one point, the same as Derry, after the sides drew last time out.

If Derry beat Dublin they survive - and on top of this, if Galway beat Armagh then it would be Dublin who finish bottom of the group and bow out. A draw is enough for Dublin to go through, and would see Derry exit the competition if Galway were to get a draw or better against Armagh.

A Galway draw and a Derry win over Dublin would mean the two sides finish on two point but Galway would be out (based on their head to head loss to Dublin). Galway (-1) can still lose to Armagh and survive provided Derry (-4) lose to Dublin and the current three point gap in scoring averages between Galway and Derry isn't bridged.

If Armagh draw or win against Galway, Dublin are safe regardless of their result against Derry.

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