The Galway Senior Hurlers started 2023 on a winning note with a comfortable 3-28 to 0-20 win over Westmeath in Duggan Park in Ballinasloe on Sunday. Galway led at half-time by 1-11 to 0-11 thanks to a goal by Loughrea debutante Martin McManus just before the break and they added further goals in the second half from McManus again and Mark Kennedy to seal a comfortable 3-28 to 0-20 win. With the match report, here is Niall Canavan...
After the game, Niall spoke to the Galway manager Henry Shefflin...
Here is the commentary of the game with Sean Walsh, Niall Canavan and Cyril Farrell.
Galway: Darach Fahy; Jack Fitzpatrick, Gearoid McInerney (0-01), Eoin Lawless; Shane Ryan, Adrian Tuohey (0-02), TJ Brennan; Ronan Murphy, Sean Linnane (0-01); John Cooney (0-01), Conor Whelan (0-01), Donal O’Shea (0-03); Evan Niland (0-17, 0-14f, 0-02 '65s), Martin McManus (2-01), Declan McLoughlin (0-01).
Substitutes: Tiernan Killeen for Ryan (45), Mark Kennedy (1-00) for Whelan (49), Sean O’Hanlon for Lawless (59),Kevin Hanney for Cooney (61).
Westmeath: Noel Conaty; Darragh Egerton, Conor Shaw, Jack Galvin; Kevin Regan, Shane Clavin, Peadar Scally; Mark Cunningham (0-01), Shane McGovern (0-01); Niall O’Brien (0-02), Killian Doyle (0-12, 0-10f, 0-01 ’65), Joey Boyle (0-01); Shane Williams, Niall Mitchell, David Williams.
Substitutes: Aaron Craig for Scally (half-time), Rian Holding (0-01) for Galvin (46), Eoin Keyes (0-01) for D Williams (47), Peter Clarke for S Williams (49), Plunkett Maxwell for Cunningham (55), Eamon Cuneen for McGovern (60), Eoin Daly for Boyle (60), David Devine for Doyle (63), Conor Gaffney for Egerton (63), Jack Gallagher (0-01) for O’Brien (65)
