Derry v Galway: Live score, fan pictures, video and reaction from All Ireland SFC semi-final at Croke Park

Can Derry see off the challenge of Galway at Croke Park today and make their first All Ireland SFC final appearance in almost 30 years?Can Derry see off the challenge of Galway at Croke Park today and make their first All Ireland SFC final appearance in almost 30 years?
Can Derry see off the challenge of Galway at Croke Park today and make their first All Ireland SFC final appearance in almost 30 years?
Derry's senior footballers conquered Ulster now they're one step away from clinching a place in the All Ireland SFC Final for the first time since 1993.

Of course the last time the Oakleafers made it to the showpiece at Croker almost 30 years ago, the late Eamon Coleman's heroic team brought the Sam Maguire home. It's been the county's solitary All Ireland final win but can Rory Gallagher keep the dream alive with victory over Galway in this afternoon's semi-final at Headquarters?

The whole county has got behind Gallagher's troops and have sensed history in the making but it won't be easy for the Ulster champions against a Galway team who registered a facile 11 point victory in the Allianz League Division Two clash earlier this year.

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The Tribesmen have beaten Derry in two semi-final meetings in 1998 and 2001 but Gallagher and his squad will be confident they can break that run if they can reproduce the sort of form they showed in the impressive quarter-final win over Clare.

Follow all the action and reaction here and if you're at Croke Park send us your pics and videos in your county colours if you want to feature in our live blog.

Derry v Galway: Live score, fan pictures, video and reaction from All Ireland SFC semi-final at Croke Park

Key Events

  • The Oakleafers go in search of their first All Ireland SFC Final since 1993 when they last brought the Sam Maguire home. Can they do it again?
  • What time is throw-in? The game throws in at 5:30pm
  • Where can I watch the game? The game will be broadcast live on RTE 2 as well as Sky Sports

Lovely little dummy, superb precision, pace and power and his second point of the day 0-03 to 0-0

Did Glass’ effort from the 45 go over the posts?

Controversial. Hawkeye graphic showed it went over the bar. Interesting

A fourth wide from Galway who are scoreless with 19 minutes on the clock

Galway off the mark

Damien Comer with a brilliant point to get Galway off the mark on 22 minutes 0-3 to 0-01

Galway’s John Daly with point from range. It’s a one point game 0-03 to 0-02

Derry dangerman Shane McGuigan kept quiet here. Derry need to get him on the ball

Big moment for McGuigan

Shane McGuigan has a chance from a well positioned free after McKinless gets a knee on the head

Big moment and McGuigan nails it. 0-04 to 0-2. He’s off the mark

Shane McGuigan with stunning block on 13 metres line to deny Comer who is down injured