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Brawl gave Galway "a bit of a wake up call" against Armagh, says man of the match Cillian McDaid

Galway have booked their place in the All-Ireland semi-finals by beating Armagh on penalties following an incredible game of football.

There was little between the sides throughout the whole match and they still couldn't be separated in extra-time.

But the quarter-final clash was overshadowed by a brawl that broke out as the players made their way off the pitch at the end of normal time.

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Pushing and shoving broke out and there appeared to be an eye-gouging incident on Galway's Damien Comer.

But Cillian McDaid, who was named RTE's man of the match, indicated that the ugly incident gave Galway "a bit of a wake up call" going into extra-time.

Speaking of the atmosphere in the Galway dressing room after the brawl, McDaid said: "It was okay. Everyone was calm. There was a bit of a fracas on the way in but that nearly gave us a bit of a wake up call we needed because we fell asleep for the last five minutes of the game so that kind of brought us back into it.

Galway's Cillian McDaid celebrates scoring a goal (©INPHO/Dan Sheridan)

"We were calm when we went in. We regrouped, we fueled up and we just went again."

Oisin McConville and Pat Spillane were furious with the incident and both strongly condemned it on The Sunday Game.

Former Armagh star McConville said: "I think it's scenes that we shouldn't hide behind regardless of what county is involved.

"People talk about unsavoury. It's disgusting. It's something that we just don't want to see."

Spillane added: "We should be here praising a great game. Instead, we're looking at disgraceful scenes. Shame on all the players involved. This is terrible."

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