6/9/2024 - Senior Hurling Championship - Galway vs Fr Toms

 

By Neil McEnaney

Full Time Score:

Galway: 4-20

Fr Toms: 1-16

The Senior Hurling Championship started with all the fire and excitement that we can expect from these two Boston rivals. The old cliché of ‘it was a game of two halves’ came into fruition in this game, with only a point separating the teams at half time, but Galway really kicked on in the 2^nd half to win convincingly in the end up.

 

Chris Nolan  started the brightest for Toms with Luke Kavanagh setting him up for the game’s first point. A puck out from Kevin Flynn found Nolan again who burst through the middle and finished brilliantly for the first goal of the game.

 

The referee had his work cut out in the first half with the two sides breaking into a lot of pushing and shoving (best described as handbags on multiple occasions). Galway started to edge their way back into the game with some great points taken by Aaron Myers and Alex Connaire.

 

A great switch of the play by Galway’s Alex Connaire found Niall Collins in space who carried it in and finished superbly into the net to put Galway a point to the good.

 

Galway started getting on top with Myers playing at center forward being unmarkable at times. Tom’s kept themselves in touching distance with Darragh Flynn and Chris Nolan doing most of the damage at the other end of the field.

 

Galway struck for a 2^nd goal before half time with a great pass from Collins to set up Myers.

 

Half Time Score:

Galway: 2-10

Fr Toms: 1-12

 

Whatever was said at half time in the Galway camp definitely got their men going as they started to get on top all over the field. Sam Walsh was sprung from the bench and his impact was immediate scoring a point off his left side with his first possession of the sliotar.

 

The goal of the game came from Niall Collins, who collected the ball on the wing, got around his man and the keeper to rifle it into an empty net. Toms continued to battle hard and had a few goal chances themselves but some great goalkeeping by Darach Fahy kept them out.

 

A final goal by Galway substitute Liam Collins after a strong run by Tiernan Killeen at center back ended this thoroughly entertaining game.

 

Galway now lead this 5 game series 1-0 with the next match being on Sunday 23^rd June at 3:30pm.

 

Man of the Match: Aaron Myers

 

Team and Scorers:

Galway Boston:

Darach Fahy, Darren Morrissey, Gavin Fives, Michael Moylan, Tiernan Killeen, Ian Fox, Ronan Glennon, Eoin Morrissey, Alex Connaire (0-2), Aaron Myers (1-9), Ciaran Fahy, Niall Collins (2-1), Billy Power

Subs: Billy Power (1-0), Sam Walsh (0-4)

 

Fr Toms:

Kevin Flynn, Ciarmhac Smith, Eoin Lawless, Brian Troy, Cian Mulqueen, Fiachra Fitzpatrick, John O’Riordan, Luke Kavanagh, Chris Nolan (1-6), Luke Elliot (0-2), Darragh Flynn (0-9), Aidan O’Malley, Cian Folan