Welcome to our Sunday Sports MATCH TRACKER of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship showdown between Kilkenny & Galway in Nolan Park. Throw-in
FULL TIME: GALWAY 3-20 KILKENNY 2-22
ALL OVER, what a game! Galway win by 1
70+3 Richie Leahy points. One between them now. Gal 3-20 Kilk 2-22
70+2 Free in for Kilkenny and TJ points. Gal 3-20 Kilk 2-21
66' Another point from a free from TJ Reid. Gal 3-20 Kilk 2-20
Ger Aylard gets another yellow...Kilkenny down to 13.
Niall Burke is on for Brian Concannon
63' TJ Reid points another free. Gal 3-20 Kilk 1-19
62' Free in front of the goal and TJ Reid resists going for the goal, settles for the point. Gal 3-20 Kilk 1-18
61' RED CARD for John Hanbury
60' GOALLLLLLLL - Johnny Coen - absolutely brilliant. Gal 3-20 Kilk 2-17
59' GOAL Route one from the puck-out...TJ Reid gets it and plants it in the net. Gal 2-20 Kilk 2-17
58' Davy Glennon is on for Adrian Touhy
57' Johnny Glynn settles things for Galway again. Gal 2-20 Kilk 1-17
53' Paddy Deegan adds another. Gal 2-19 Gal 1-17
52. TJ Reid adds another. Gal 2-19 Kilk 1-16
51' Brian Concannon is inside....GOALLLL Galway! Gal 2-19 Kilk 1-14
49' Brian Concannon is inside....GOALLLL Galway! Gal 2-19 Kilk 1-14
49' TJ Reid answers..Gal 1-19 Kilk 1-14
48' Cathal Mannion takes the resultant free. Gal 1-19 Kilk 1-3
47' Paul Murphy gets a second yellow car and Kilkenny are down to 14 - harshish!
45' Brilliant point from Conor Whelan...Gal 1-18 Kilk 1-13
43' GMAC drops it and Billy Ryan punishes the error. Gal 1-17 Kilk 1-13
42' David Burke with one of the scores of the day. Gal 1-17 Kilk 1-12
41' Cathal Mannion with another beauty. Gal 1-16 Kilk 1-12
40' 65' for Kilkenny...TJ Reid points with ease. Gal 1-15 Kilk 1-12
38' Brian Concannon wins the loose ball and adds a point. Gal 1-15 Kilk 1-11
36' TJ Reid gets his first from a free today. Gal 1-14 Kilk 1-11
35' ......and Johnny Coen gets the first score of the second half. Gal 1-14 Kilk 1-10
SECOND HALF UNDERWAY - Johnny Coen in for Sean Loftus
HALF TIME: Galway 1-13 Kilkenny 1-10
35' Billy Ryan tags a point for Kilkenny. Gal 1-13 Kilk 1-10
34' Brian Concannon adds to the Galway lead. Gal 1-13 Kilk 1-9
33' Yellow card for Ger Aylward
32' Cathal Mannion is at it again...this was his best of the lot. Gal 1-12 Kilk 1-9
31' Richie Hogan comes in for Adrian Mullen for Kilkenny
30' Cathal Mannion gets his fifth from play. Galway 1-11 Kilk 1-9
29' Conor Whelan puts Galway back in the lead. Gal 1-10 Kilk 1-9
28' TJ Reid has the answer. Gal 1-9 Kilk 1-9
27' Jason Flynn set up Cathal Mannion - Galway back in front. Gal 1-9 Kilk 1-8
26' Jason Flynn levels the match. Gal 1-8 Kilk 1-8
25' Adrian Touhy adds his second to narrow the gap again. Ki9lk 1-8 Gal 1-7
24' Kilkenny goal keeper Darren Brennan points a free. Kilk 1-8 Gal 1-6
21' Cathal Mannion steps up, wins the puck-out an score his third point. Kilk 1-7 Gal 1-6
20' Alan Murphy stretches the lead to two. Kilk 1-7 Gal 1-5
18' Another goal chance for Conor Whelan....saved
16' Richie Leahy puts Kilkenny into the lead for the first time. Kilk 1-6 Gal 1-5
15' Goal for Kilkenny - TJ Reid. All square. Gal 1-5 Kilk 1-5
14' Billy Ryan adds another. Gal 1-5 Kilk 0-5
13' Bill Sheehan answers for Kilkenny. Gal 1-5 Kilk 0-4
13' Who said he wasn't a forward...Adrian Touhy is on the scoresheet. Galway 1-5 Kilk 0-3
11' Jason Flynn adds a free....good spell for Galway. Gal 1-4 Kilk 0-3
10' GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL....Conor Whelan takes on the kilkenny back line a fires it low into the net. Galway 1-3 Kilk 0-3
10' Huge point from Cathal Mannion from way out the field. Gal 0-3 Kilk 0-3
8' TJ Reid is in a full forward, grabs the ball a scores a point. Kilk 0-3 Gal 0-2
6' Yellow card for Adrian Mullen
Jason Flynn is pulled down by Paul Murphy - yellow card for Murphy - Flynn points the free. Gal 0-2 Kilk 0-2
4' TJ Reid adds another from play. Kilk 0-2 Gal 0-1
3' Bill Sheehan points for Kilkenny. Gal 0-1 Kilk 0-1
2 minutes: Cathal Mannion fires over the first score from play. Gal 0-1 Kilk 0-0
14.00 GAME ON!
The Galway team is:
1. Colm Callanan (Kinvara)
2. John Hanbury (Rahoon-Newcastle)
3. Daithi Burke (Turloughmore)
4. Aidan Harte (Gort)
5. Padraic Mannion (Ahascragh-Fohenagh)
6. Gearoid McInerney (Oranmore-Maree)
7. Joseph Cooney (Sarsfields)
8. Sean Loftus (Turloughmore)
9. David Burke (St.Thomas’) - captain
10. Cathal Mannion (Ahascragh-Fohenagh)
11. Johnathan Glynn (Ardrahan)
12. Adrian Tuohy (Beagh)
13. Conor Whelan (Kinvara)
14. Jason Flynn (Tommy Larkins)
15. Brian Concannon (Killimordaly)
