Galway 0-5 Tipperary 2-14
Tipperary sent a message to the other hurling clubs on
Sunday afternoon by advancing to the Sheehan Cup Final with a convincing win
over Galway. Tipp held the trump cards,
and looked sharp and fit. The forward
line did not need any breaking in time and from the beginning the scores flew
over the bar. Galway made a better game
of it in the second half, however, the outcome was never going to be in doubt.
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| Galway faced an excellent Tipperary side on Sunday. |
Tipperary had the game in the bag by the time the half time
whistle sounded. Both wing forwards
pointed early on, Colm Galvin and Rory Sludds got Tipp off the mark. After Tipp went three points ahead, a goal
came in unusual fashion. Galway keeper Ray
Grealish swung to take the puckout, however, unaware that the hurley was
cracked underneath the tape grip, the end flew off and the ball fell to a
grateful Oisin Hickey who put the ball away.
Tipp were in the ascendancy and continued to pick off the points from
various angles and distance before Galvin netted a second from close
range. At the break Tipp were 2-11 with
Galway yet to score.
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| Colm Galvin has a go for Tipp. |
Galway opened the second half brightly with a couple of
points from Darren Donoghue and Darragh Murray, although at this stage the
horse had bolted the barn. The objective
at that stage was for a better showing in the second period while Tipp coasted,
satisfied to maintain the distance between the sides. Tipperary looking like they will take some
beating even at this early stage in the season and will meet Fr. Tom Burke’s in
next week’s final after Tom’s handily beat Wexford Friday night.
Galway: R. Grealish,
M. Lennon, J. Kinsella, W. Welch, P. Durcan, D. Swetland, D. Murray, C. Stack,
C. Finn, L. Allen, D. Donoghue, M. Kelleher, E. Daniles. Tipp:
S. Delaney, D. Moloney, S. McGarr, J. Healy, J. Rigney, Marty, P.
Moriarty, C. Dempsey, C. Galvin, A. McRedmond, R. Sludds, K. Lee, O. Hickey.
By Rory O'Donnell
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