NAOMH CONAILL’S Anthony Thompson says the Glenties men aren’t too disappointed by today’s drawn SFC final with Gaoth Dobhair.
Naomh Conaill could have won it at the end, but two late efforts trailed wide.
“It was a massive battle,” Thompson – who was named as the Man of the Match – told Ocean FM’s Paddy McGill.
Anthony Thompson receives the Peadar McGeehin Memorial Trophy from Anne McGeehin. Picture by Geraldine Diver
“It was never going to be anything other. It was a real hard battle. Both teams knew they were in a battle.”
A dour battle, in front of less than 5,000 at Sean MacCumhaill Park, never truly got going and it was a real war of attrition.
Thompson said: “We have a lot to take out of it. We dug deep. We always dig deep and we hit two massive scores to bring us back in the game.”
Listen to the full interview below …
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