Keane’s strike earns United a precious point

SOMETIMES you get what you deserve in sport, sometimes you don’t, and Galway United experienced both sides of the coin in United Park on Friday night. Jonathan Keane’s brilliantly taken goal, and some resolute defending from namesake Alan, saw Jeff Kenna’s side take a thoroughly deserved point from the home of the champions, despite what Drogheda manager Paul Doolin would have you believe. But then, as the players began their warm down, confirmation seeped through from the Carlisle Grounds that Finn Harps had taken all three points courtesy of a late penalty, effectively making that battling United point redundant.The two results mean Harps have moved eight points clear of United in the final 'safe’ spot in the fight against relegation, and while the Westerners do have a game in hand — as well as hosting Harps on the second last weekend of the season — avoiding relegation looks a tall order for United.As would be expected .....