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Sat 10 Oct 2007Galway survive relegation dogfightGalway Utd 2 Longford Town 1:With two teams threatened by relegation the stakes were high and ultimately Galway United survived against Longford Town, who remain bottom of the table.Longford shaded the opening quarter and carved out chances but Ian Ryan, Damien Brennan, and Pat Sullivan all failed to hit the target. As the half evolved Galway improved and John Lester and Derek Glynn both examined Shay Kelly's reflexes.