Galway 4-12 Wexford 4-15
Wexford pulled off a victory to secure their first win of
the season in a tight, tough contest against local Brighton rivals Galway. Wexford lifted their game in the second half
and got great performances from Niall Kennedy, Jamie Desmond, and Conor Murray
to see them through in a game where their desire to win was evident for the
full hour.
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| Michael Morris coming out of defence for Wexford. |
If you like seeing goals, this was the game for you. The opening half was a goal fest with each
side netting three times in the first 20 minutes. Wexford goaled within seconds of the
throw-in, Niall Kennedy getting on the end of a ball played into the box. Galway answered on kind through David Dunne
who helped the ball over the line while on his knees. Points were few and far between as each side
had its eyes on the big score. Galway
did put three minors over to one for Wexford before Dunne netted a second for
the Slaneysiders. This was answered in
seconds. Robert O’Hanrahan played Kieran
Maher in and the wing forward’s shot billowed the net.
More goals, Wexford’s third was a bullet from Niall Kennedy
after Eoghan Kavanagh played him in, and Galways’ third was an easy one for
Darragh Murray who was on hand to pull on a deflected ball, and put the ball
into the net. Finally the points started
to come as the game settled down, Kennedy was the man for Wexford with a tally
of three, while Stephen Roche was on the mark from the placed ball for Galway. Conor Robinson did some tidy work at corner
back for Wexford, while Galway’s Oran Keevers did well in the middle of
Galway’s half back line. At the break
Galway held a 3-6 to 3-5 lead.
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| Galway's Cormac Wafer tries to find a way to clear. |
Wexford hurled with the greater urgency in the second half
and their performance had determination written all over it. Jamie Desmond at center back and Robinson
continued to battle for the dropping balls and cleared their lines well. Conor Murray pointed after Desmond had won
the ball in his half back position, and Niall Kennedy, another huge contributor
to Wexford’s cause, put his side ahead.
After Galway almost netted when Roche hit the post, Wexford started to
pull away. Desmond pointed twice, and
the Dunne worked the opening to net after being found by Kennedy.
Wexford added scores from John O’Driscoll, a monster score
from well inside his own half, Jamie Kehoe, Dunne, Carton, and Kennedy. Galway found themselves six points behind
with seven minutes to go. Darragh Murray
pulled a goal back to give the tribesmen some hope, however, a second would be
needed to pull off a result. Wexford
kept Galway’s forwards under wraps for the last few minutes and Wexford’s cheers
of content might have been tinged with a sprinkling of relief at the first win
of the season.
Wexford: S. Barry, J.
Keyes, C. Robinson, M. Morris, J. Desmond, T. Moloney, J. Kehoe, C. Murray, N.
Kennedy, E. Kavanagh, B. Carton, J. O’Driscoll, D. Dunne. Galway:
K. Hammersley, C. Wafer, O. Teagle, S. O’Neill, O. Keevers, JJ Doyle, S.
Roche, R. O’Hanrahan, K. Maher, B. Whelan, D. Murray, L. Allen, J. McDonnell.
By Rory O'Donnell
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