Substitute Lachlan Murray inspired Derry’s superb second half fightback as Paddy Tally’s Oak Leafers picked up a first league point of the season against a Galway team who remain unbeaten after three games.
Indeed Padraic Joyce’s team looked set for a third straight victory when they lead by nine at half-time but where instead grateful to John Daly’s buzzer busting block on Ethan Doherty’s shot with only 10 seconds left on the clock.
It was a remarkable transformation from the home side. Tepid and laboured in the opening half, Derry were through the gears to outscore the Tribesmen by 0-12 to 0-3 in a thrilling second half in which Murray helped himself to 0-3 in a hugely impressive cameo.
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