Galway finally showing toughness

I DON’T think I have ever seen a Kilkenny team go 2-3 to no score ahead, after less than four minutes, and lose the game.

Think back four years — if that had happened, Kilkenny would have ended up winning by 40 points while Galway would have done little to stop them.

But they didn’t. So, what has happened in the meantime? Not alone did Galway come back, they actually went ahead by nine points in the second half — that’s an 18 point turnaround. Kilkenny then came back, to within a goal, but still Galway were the ones in control at the final whistle, and won by four.