Thanks for reading...Roll on next weekend and the Connacht Senior Football Final between Galway and Roscommon!
What a day for Galway Hurling...Leinster Senior Hurling Champions for 2017....Next up is the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Semi-Final....
The referee blows the full time whistle....IT'S ALL OVER.......GALWAY ARE THE LEINSTER SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONS FOR 2017!!!!!!
Yellow Card for Greg Lally
Lee Chin with a free for Wexford...Galway 0-29 Wexford 1-17......
Final thirty seconds......
Yellow Cards for Owen Moore and Niall Burke
Tom Monaghan has all the time in the world and he scores for Galway.....Galway 0-29 Wexford 1-16
Shane Maloney scores Galway's twenty eighth point! They lead Wexford 0-28 to 1-16
Cathal Dunbar with a point for Wexford....Galway 0-27 Wexford 1-16
Free Galway...Colm Callinan takes it but the ball is cleared by the Wexford backs...
Greg Lally comes into the Galway team for Joseph Cooney
Shane Maloney comes in for Galway.....Joe Canning comes off
Joseph Cooney with a great point.....Galway 0-27 Wexford 1-15
Conor McDonald with a free and it is now Galway 0-26 Wexford 1-15
Yellow Card Joe Canning (We think)
Aidan Nolan has a goal chance for Wexford but it goes wide
Six minutes left in Croke Park......
Wexford Sub - Shane Tomkins comes on
Joe Canning gets treatment but is ok to continue
Ten minutes left in the Leinster Hurling Final....And Niall Burke scores an incredible point.....Galway 0-26 Wexford 1-14 (17)
Half Time in the Connacht Senior Ladies Football Final.....Galway 3-7 Mayo 0-4
Conor Whelan to Conor Cooney...Another Galway Point.....Galway 0-25 Wexford 1-14
Joe Canning with a sideline cut and he send it over the bar! Galway 0-24 Wexford 1-14
Conor Whelan is fouled and Galway have a free.....Conor Cooney takes the free and he puts it over the bar....Galway 0-23 Wexford 1-14
Conor Cooney with an important point given the recent pressure Galway 0-22 Wexford 1-14
Free for Wexford....Conor McDonald scores and now it's Galway 0-21 Wexford 1-14
Into the final twenty minutes....Wexford are buzzing again...
Cathal Dunbar comes into the Wexford Team
Jack Guiney.....He has a chance...GOAL WEXFORD! They are back in the match....Galway 0-21 Wexford 1-13
Lee Chin goes for a score.....Referee goes for Hawk Eye and the point is given....Galway 0-21 Wexford 0-13
Galway are going through the gears...Joseph Cooney with an absolutely incredible score...Galway now lead by 0-21 to 0-12.
The Galway Supporters are finding their voice...Joe Canning....What a point! Galway 0-20 Wexford 0-12.
Padraig Mannion Makes another outstanding Catch and is fouled....Free Galway
Owen Moore comes in for Wexford...
Joseph Cooney with another Galway Point....Galway 0-19 Wexford 0-12....
Niall Burke with another Galway point...Galway now 0-18 to 0-12 up with Forty Five Minutes Gone in the Leinster Hurling Final....
Mairead Seoige has scored ANOTHER Goal for Galway...They now lead 3-6 to 0-4
Joe Canning scores another free...Galway 0-17 Wexford 0-12
Conor Cooney and this time he scores an excellent point...Galway 0-16 Wexford 0-12
Joe Canning takes the 65' and it sails over the bar...Galway 0-15 Wexford 0-12....
At the other end.....Conor Whelan....CLOSE......65' Galway.....
Lee Chin takes the 65'.......It goes over the bar....Galway 0-14 Wexford 0-12
The Penalty from Conor McDonald.....SAVED BY CALLINAN
The television pictures are showing that it was NOT a penalty
Aidan Nolan has a chance...Brilliant save by Colm Callinan....Ball breaks....PENALTY WEXFORD
Conor Cooney tries for a point but it goes wide......
It's wide.....Galway lead 0-14 to 0-11
Conor McDonald has a chance...The umpire calls Hawk Eye....
Second Half is underway....
David Redmond comes for Wexford for the second half...
The Galway team are back out on the pitch for the Leinster Senior Hurling Final....
The Attendance today at Croke Park....
Galway getting a dream start in the Ladies Connacht Senior Football Final...They lead 2-5 to 0-1
Bloody Hell.....Latest Score from the Ladies Connacht Senior Final.... Five Minutes Gone in the First Half....Galway 2-2 Mayo 0-0...Mairead Seoige and Niamh Duggan with the goals....
Half Time Score...Galway 0-14 Wexford 0-11
The clock reads 40 minutes.....Joe Canning with the free and he does not miss...Galway lead by 0-14 to 0-11 as referee Colm Lyons blows the whistle for Half Time
Yellow Card for Jack Guiney of Wexford
Aidan Harte is hit late and a free for Galway
Niall Burke looked to have scored but the umpire waves it wide
Foul on Lee Chin and they have a chance to close the gap to one....Conor McDonald takes it but he misses....
Four Minutes of injury time to be played.
Joseph Cooney with a great point and Galway now go two points in front...Galway 0-13 Wexford 0-11
Lee Chin takes the free but it goes wide
Yellow Card for Tom Monaghan....Tough call on Monaghan who was only holding his ground...
Galway putting the pressure on slightly and John Hanbury wins the free....Joe Canning scores point number five....Galway now in front...Galway 0-12 Wexford 0-11
Galway sub - Thomas Monaghan comes in for Jason Flynn
Now Conor Cooney scores for Galway....0-11 each with five minutes left in the first half....
Wexford's Willy Devereux now gets on the score sheet and they now lead 0-11 to 0-10.
Joe Canning scores the free and the teams are level again.....Galway 0-10 Wexford 0-10
Yellow Card James Breen for Wexford...Twenty Five Minutes gone in the game so far....
Canning puts it between the post from between his own 65' and 45'...Teams are level but Aidan Nolan gives Wexford the lead again. Wexford 0-10 Galway 0-9.
Free for Galway....Chance for a leveler...Joe Canning will take it...
Johnny Coen with the response for Galway....0-9 to 0-8
Conor McDonald finds Paul Morris and Morris scores...Wexford 0-9 Galway 0-7
Joseph Cooney hots back with a point for Galway and just one point separate the sides...Wexford 0-8 Galway 0-7 after twenty one minutes...
Wexford tails are up at the minute...Jack O'Connor scores another point and Wexford now lead by two points....
Lee Chin is going to take the free and it goes over the bar...Wexford 0-7 Galway 0-6
This is a tight game of inches at this stage...Lee Chin is fouled and Wexford can take the lead...
Conor McDonald takes possession and scores from outside the 45'....Teams are level again....0-6 each....Seventeen minutes gone...
Padraig Mannion tries one as well but is hooked.....ball goes out for a line ball...
Jason Flynn tries one from Half Way but it goes wide...
Free Galway.....Joe Canning makes no mistake....Galway lead 0-6 to 0-5.....
Anything Galway can do, Wexford respond....Matthew O'Hanlon this time for Wexford....0-5 each after fourteen minutes.
Conor Cooney again for Galway with point number four...Galway lead 0-5 to 0-4.
Galway back in front with a point from Conor Cooney....Diarmuid O'Keeffe hits back for Wexford...Teams are level again...Galway 0-4 Wexford 0-4
McDonald scores and the teams are level.....Galway 0-3 Wexford 0-3...Eleven Minutes gone.....
Ref Colm Lyons not popular with Galway supporters at the moment....Free Wexford....Conor McDonald will take it....
Small worry for Galway.....Niall Burke gets treatment for a knock but he gets up after a couple of minutes....
Conor Cooney picks up a yellow card.
Conor McDonald responds with a good point for Wexford...Galway 0-3 Wexford 0-2....Seven minutes gone...
Padraic Mannion tries one from half way and it flies over the bar...Galway 0-3 Wexford 0-1
Four minutes gone and Paul Morris scores Wexford's first point....Galway 0-2 Wexford 0-1
Galway free after Conor Whelan is fouled.....Joe Canning points and Galway now lead 0-2 to 0-0.
Aidan Nolan attempts a shot for Wexford but it goes wide.....
Back in Croke Park.....The game is underway and Conor Cooney points for Galway after 30 seconds....Galway 0-1 Wexford 0-0
The stage is set
In McHale Park...The All-Ireland winning Galway Under 14 Ladies have arrived....
The Parade is underway...Almost time for throw in....
The players are out on the pitch and are currently meeting the President of Ireland Michael D Higgins...
Wexford Team News......No Changes from the match programme....
Kerry have won the Munster Senior Football Final hammering Cork by 1-23 to 0-15
It has been confirmed....Cathal Mannion to miss the game...Jason Flynn replaces him
Kilkenny have won the Leinster Minor Final beating Dublin by 3-15 to 1-17.
The Galway team are due out on the pitch at 3.30......
Team News....
Cathal Mannion may not start the game due to injury and it looks like he will be replaced by Jason Flynn
Half Time in the Munster Senior Football Final - Kerry 0-11 Cork 0-7
The Teams as listed in the programme.....
Nice view from the Hogan Stand....
The Teams were announced on Friday Evening....
Galway made one change from the team that defeated Offaly in Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Semi Final with Joseph Cooney replacing Jason Flynn and Cathal Mannion despite being a major doubt due to ankle injury is fit enough to make the Galway team. Wexford have stuck with the same team that defeated Kilkenny and sharp shooter Conor McDonald has been deemed fit enough to start.
Galway (Leinster SHC final v Wexford): Colm Callanan; Adrian Touhy, Daithi Burke, John Hanbury; Padraic Mannion, Gearoid McInerney, Aidan Harte; Johnny Coen, David Burke; Niall Burke, Joe Canning, Joseph Cooney; Conor Whelan, Conor Cooney, Cathal Mannion.
Wexford (Leinster SHC v Galway): Mark Fanning; Willie Devereux, Liam Ryan, James Breen; Simon Donohoe, Matthew O’Hanlon, Diarmuid O’Keeffe; Shaun Murphy, Aidan Nolan; Jack O’Connor, Lee Chin, Conor McDonald; Paul Morris, Jack Gibney, Harry Kehoe.
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