Galway 2-13 Aidan McAnespies 1-11
Galway dished out the first defeat of the season to Aidan
McAnespies with a brilliant performance, full of determination and
confidence. Picking up their first win
of the season, the Tribesmen looked in control for most of the game. Two goals in quick succession from Galweigan,
Craig Kennedy, proved the tipping point when the game was in the balance and
Galway saw off the efforts of their opponents with some tough defending and keeping
possession to kill off time.
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| McAnespies' Tony Donnelly tries to burst. |
Galway raised some eyebrows for after the first 10 minutes
were played the tribesmen led by six points to no score. Galway’s blistering pace would not last
however, as McAnespies took their turn in the driver’s seat and put five points
over to no reply. At Galway’s end it was
Meathman, Seamus Mattemo, doing the early damage, followed by Kevin Cummins
with 3 frees. Collie Donnelly eventually got McAnespies off the start line, and
was followed by Derryman Danny Tallon, Chris Healy, and Michael Day as the
initiative swung back and forth. After
Cummins stemmed the tide with an excellently taken free, Tallon, who is really
coming into his own, finished the superb move to net for McAnespies. The sides went into the break all square
after Cummins had pointed another free, though McAnespies were the side with
the initiative in their favor at the break.
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| Oisin Reilly in possession for Galway. |
The pace of the game slowed somewhat in the second half, the
heat sapping energy from tired legs, and the sides traded points, Tony Donnelly
and Cummins did the honors for each side.
Craig Kennedy had been called on a couple of occasions for over carrying
as he tried to round his man having won possession on the right side of the
field, but soon afterwards got in twice in quick succession to rifle the ball
into the roof of the net from the left side.
Galway had made the breakthrough and were on the pigs back. The defence stepped up when McAnespies
threatened, Michael Collins and Fergal Reilly at corner back were sharp to
every ball played into the dangerous Chris Healy and Tallon.
Galway’s forward line were quick and full of running and
rediscovered some of the pace from early in the game. Mattemo, Kennedy, and Jason Campion moved the
ball well, and the place kicking of Cummins was second to none. The Galway lead grew to seven points as a famous
win became ever more likely, Cummins and Enda Flanagan doing the honors by
adding points. When it was time to kill
the clock Galway did well keeping possession and saw out time to deliver the
first defeat of the season to McAnespies, and claim the first win for
themselves.
Galway: Jamie Kelly,
M. Collins, F. Reilly, D. Reddin, L. Laheen, O. Reilly, S. Marchell, K.
Mulvaney, J. Campion, K. Cummins, S. Mattemo, C. Kennedy, E. Flanagan. Macs: P.
Coakley, R. Kennedy, E. Kerins, J. Carney, B. Greenan, M. Bogue, M. Day, J.
Brickland, F. McGeough, C. Donnelly, T. Donnelly, D. Tallon, C. Healy.
By Rory O'Donnell
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