United pay price for lack of killer instinct

THE FAI Cup dream turned into a nightmare for Galway United on Friday night when they were dumped out of the competition at the Fourth Round stage by a poor Longford Town side at Terryland Park. 4 Dominant both in terms of possession and territory from first whistle to last, United’s failure in front of goal cost them dearly as the visitors – who played three quarters of the game with 10 men – scored the only goal of the game seven minutes from time with what was their only shot on target throughout the 90 minutes.A shot count of 16-4, and a corner count of 11-0, both in favour of United, tell their own story, but the home side simply couldn’t put the ball in the net, although it was a Galway man who scored on Friday night, Ballinasloe native Liam Lynch firing home from 10 yards to seal an unlikely win for a side sitting 10th in the First Division. It should have so different for United, but their strikers are suffering such a crisis of confidence these days, you wouldn’t back them to finish a cup of tea. Vinny Faherty needs to spend less time worrying about straightening his hairband and more time working on his finishing; Jason Molloy’s workrate leaves a lot to be desired; while Alan Murphy is a shadow of the player he once was.With Jay O’Shea now playing against the likes of Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs, it is difficult to see where the goals are going to come from for United, and that will be a major worry between now and the end of the season.It was not just their strikers who let United down on Friday night, as...