Welcome to our Sunday Sports MATCH TRACKER of the 'battle of the giants' as All-Ireland Champions Galway welcome League Champions Kilkenny to Pearse Stadium, Galway for their Leinster Hurling Championship clash. Throw-in 4pm.
Next week it's Wexford. Thanks for your company - Gerry Murphy
FULL TIME: Galway 1-22 Kilkenny 2-11
There goes the final whistle......really good win for Galway. At times they looked like the champions that they are.
70+4 MEOOOOW! Goal for Walter Walsh. Galway 1-22 Kilkenny 2-11
70+3 Goal chance for Conor Cooney...saved by Eoin Murphy Niall Burke gathers and fires it over the bar. Galway 1-22 Kilkenny 1-11
Niall Burke has also comes on a collects a yellow car straight away!
There will be 5 minutes of added time
70 Paul Killeen makes a welcome return to the team in place of the 'EXCELLENT' Paul Mannion
69' Nasty slap down on Joe Canning....Joe goes off and Sean Loftus comes in.
67' Jason Flynn stretches the margin to 10 points. Galway 1-21 Kilkenny 1-11
66' Joe Canning is punching the air this time as he adds another from play. Galway 1-20 Kilkenny 1-11
65' Three in a row from Conor Cooney.....Galway are showing their Championship pedigree. Galway 1-19 Kilkenny 1-11
65' Down the field we go and Conor Cooney drive the ball over the bar. Galway 1-18 Kilkenny 1-11
64' Goal for Kilkenny?...Walter Walsh...did he drop the hurley? .......umpires say yes...disallowed!
63' Conor Cooney finishes a super team score. Galway 1-17 Kilkenny 1-11
62' Monster free from Joe Canning from his own 65. Galway 1-16 Kilkenny 1-11
60' Jason Flynn come on for Joseph Cooney
59' Cathal Mannion is fouled by Paul Murphy. Joe Canning converts the free. Galway 1-15 Kilkenny 1-11
Next score could be crucial here!
Bill Sheehan comes for Liam Blanchfield
54' Yet another free in for Kilkenny. Galway getting a little frustrated with the referee Fergal Horgan. TJ Reid now has 1-9. Galway 1-14 Kilkenny 1-11
53' Joe Canning is set up by Conor Cooney....lovely point. Galway 1-14 Kilkenny 1-10
51' Joe Canning gets a yellow card. Kilkenny have yet another free..... TJ Reid narrows the gap. Galway 1-13 Kilkenny 1-10
50' Another from a free for TJ Reid. Galway 1-13 Kilkenny 1-9
50' Johnny Glynn comes on for Brian Concannon - a bit of a surprise!
48' 65' for Kilkenny.......TJ Reid makes no mistake. Galway 1-13 Kilkenny 1-8 - That's 1-6 for TJ
47' Kilkenny foul Conor Whelan again! Joe punishes them. Galway 1-13 Kilkenny 1-7
46' David Burke & Walter Wash gets tangled. Free for Kilkenny. TJ Reid points. Galway 1-12 Kilkenny 1-7
44' Joey Holden comes in for Kilkenny for Enda Morrissey
43' Great free from Joe Canning from out near the sideline. Galway 1-12 Kilkenny 1-6
41' Free for Kilkenny....TJ Reid keeps Kilkenny in touch. Galway 1-11 Kilkenny 1-6
40' David Burke & Joe Canning combine and Joe fires it over the bar. Galway 1-11 Kilkenny 1-5
39' David Burke with a lovely strike opens the scoring in the 2nd half. Galway 1-10 Kilkenny 1-5
Looks like a shoulder injury but, he's back on his feet and is ok to carry on.
35' Joe Canning is being attended to in the middle of the field....worrying for Galway!
18,875 is the official crowd figure
SECOND HALF UNDERWAY - Colin Fennelly comes in the the Kilkenny team in place of John Donnelly
HALF TIME: Galway 1-9 Kilkenny 1-5
There will be two minutes of added time
35' Walter Walsh adds a point.....Kilkenny will be happier now approaching half time. Galway 1-9 Kilkenny 1-5
34' TJ Reid takes it and its a goal for Kilkenny. Galway 1-9 Kilkenny 1-4
32' Penalty for Kilkenny!!!!!!! Yellow cards for Gearóid McInerney & Dáithí Burke
30' Awwwwwww.....Conor Whelan hits the side netting! That's the fifth goal chance created by Galway.
29' Magic from Cathal Mannion after another swift move. Galway 1-9 Kilkenny 0-4
28' GOOOALLLL.....Joe Canning rattles the net from the penalty. Galway 1-8 Kilkenny 0-4
27' Conor Whelan fouled......PENALTY....yellow card for Patrick Deegan
26' First yellow card for Martin Keoghan. Joe points the free from way out. Galway 0-8 Kilkenny 0-4
25' Brian Concannon causing trouble...fouled. Joe Canning points. Galway 0-7 Kilkenny 0-4
23' Brian Concannon with a shot for goal is deflected over by Eoin Murphy. Galway 0-6 Kilkenny 0-4
22' Good team score for Galway. Cathal Mannion with the point. Galway 0-5 Kilkenny 0-4
Make that 5 wides each.
Both have 4 wides so far.
19' First score from play for Kilkenny. Luke Scanlon. Galway 0-4 Kilkenny 0-4
18' TJ Reid points another free in. Galway 0-4 Kilkenny 0-3
Looks like frees will hard won....referee letting the play go at every opportunity.
14' Free in for Galway on the 20 metre line....Joe hits it low...diverted over the bar. Galway 0-4 Kilkenny 0-2
12' Conor Cooney stays calm as he puts Galway back in the lead. Galway 0-3 Kilkenny 0-2
All a bit frantic at the moment but very scrappy.
11' TJ Reid points from a free. Galway 0-2 Kilkenny 0-2
8' Another goal chance....Conor Cooney again...saved by Eoin Murphy
7' GOAL Galway. Conor Cooney?.....Free out. NOT ALLOWED.....Square ball!
6' Joe Canning hits the first point from play. Galway 0-2 Kilkenny 0-1
3' First point for Galway. Joe Canning from a 65'. Galway 0-1 Kilkenny 0-1
1 Min: TJ Reid gets the first point from a free. Kilkenny 0-1 Galway 0-0
Galway playing with the wind in the 1st half
GAME ON
