NUI Galway will face UL in the Electric Ireland Fitzgibbon Cup Final in Carlow on Saturday following the Limerick side’s 1-27 to 2-23 win over IT Carlow last night. Mikey Kiely’s goal from a free just inside the 45 in injury time of extra time won the game on a night where the two Galway players on the UL team excelled. Oisin Langan was there for us....
UL: E Davis; D Corcoran, TJ Brennan, M Gough; K Sampson, B O’Mara (0-2), C Flaherty (0-2); B O’Grady (0-3, 0-1 free) C Connolly (0-1); N Brennan (0-4), G O’Connor (0-3, frees), C Galvin (0-3); B Power, M Rogers (0-6. 0-5 frees, 0-1 65), M Kiely (1-3).
Subs: B O’Sullivan for Brennan (50 mins), S Staunton for Sampson (54 mins), C O’Grady for Power (76 mins).
IT Carlow: A Howlin; S Reck, P Delaney, F Hayes; A Redmond, N Brassill, J Cleere; C Kenny (0-1), C Burke; E Gaughan, E Cody, C Nolan (0-4); S Casey (1-11, 0-8 frees), C Dunbar (0-2), R Higgins (0-5)
Subs: M Kavanagh (1-0) for Gaughan (h/t).
Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow).
