Tigerish defence holds Tribe stars in vice-like grip

Management Moves

Galway manager Anthony Cunningham had a major decision to make prior to Saturday: use Jonathan Glynn and Joseph Cooney as impact subs as he had the previous week, or start them.

An argument could have been made for naming much the same team as the drawn game with Glynn on from the start but remaining inside near the square with the hope that Johnny Coen and Pádraig Brehony might have some extra motivation for this encounter. Instead Glynn and Cooney were on from the beginning, but were well marshalled by Paul Murphy and Cillian Buckley. By starting them Galway had no impact subs left apart from Damien Hayes.