The Galway hurlers will look to bounce back from a 14-point defeat at home to Tipperary yesterday when they travel to Nowlan Park next Sunday to face Kilkenny in round 2 of the Allianz Hurling League.
Kilkenny opened their campaign with a 2-point win over Clare yesterday.
Galway were beaten by 3-25 to 2-16.
The report from Niall Canavan.
After the game, Niall spoke to Galway Manager Micheal Donoghue.
Scorers for Tipperary: Darragh McCarthy 1-6 (1-0 pen, 5fs, 165), Dylan Walsh 1-3, Gearoid O’Connor 1-2, Willie Connors and Jake Morris 0-3 each, Sam O’Farrell, Craig Morgan, and Andy Ormond 0-2 each, Ronan Maher and Joe Fogarty 0-1 each.
Scorers for Galway: Rory Burke 0-4 (4fs), John Fleming and Declan McLoughlin 1-0 each, Conor Whelan and Oisín Lohan 0-3 each, Kevin Cooney 0-2 (1 sideline), Cianan Fahy, TJ Brennan, Tom Monaghan, and Liam Collins 0-1 each.
Tipperary: Rhys Shelly; Eoghan Connolly, Michael Breen, Michael Corcoran; Sam O’Farrell, Ronan Maher, Brian McGrath; Willie Connors, Craig Morgan; Alan Tynan, Andy Ormond, Gearoid O’Connor; Darragh McCarthy, Jake Morris, Dylan Walsh.
Subs: Robert Doyle for Corcoran (HT), Conor Bowe for Ormond (52), Seamus Kennedy for Doyle (53-55), Joe Fogarty for Tynan (55), Seamus Kennedy for McGrath (58), Conor Martin for O’Connor (65).
Galway: Éanna Murphy; Jack Grealish, Fintan Burke, Seán Murphy; Michael Garvey, Shane Cooney, TJ Brennan; Cianan Fahy, Donal Ó’Shea; Rory Burke, Tom Monaghan, Oisín Lohan; Liam Collins, Conor Whelan, Kevin Cooney.
Subs: Cillian Whelan for Gavrvey (47), John Fleming for O’Shea (47), Declan McLoughlin for K Cooney (54), Shane Morgan for S Cooney (55), Anthony Burns for Collins (68)
Referee: Colm Lyons (Cork).
