Mickey Harte says Tyrone were fortunate enough to come away from Salthill with victory over Galway this afternoon having lost control of the game at certain stages.

The Red Hands were made hold on for a 1-11 to 1-9 win over the 14-man Connacht outfit in the end and afterwards Harte admitted that he was disappointed by some aspects of his team's performance.

"It could have been more comfortable. At stages in the game we were totally in control, in control of the scoreboard anyway," Harte stated.

"At a period in the first-half we were leading 1-6 to 0-2 and let them back into the game. That made it more difficult for us considering we were playing into a strong breeze in the second-half.

"For a while the breeze died down and wasn't that significant but actually at half-time at the end of the game when we let them get that goal, they poured on the pressure and we had our backs to the wall. There was a few vital interceptions by Hugh-Pat McGeary which really saved the day for us.

"We would be very disappointed with the way we let go our control of the game on a few occasions but then you would have to give credit to Galway. They were going to have their purple patch at some stage. When they did get it they made it pay on both occasions."

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