Galway’s workrate and determination winning formula

It was without doubt the game of the year. The picture of the Tipp players prostrate on the ground as Galway celebrated said it all. The Premier came up just short and Galway won because they stubbornly refused to be beaten.

Tipp’s full-forward Seamus Callanan bagged three goals but each time they looked poised to get a grip on the game, Galway came back strongly with Cathal Mannion and Jason Flynn to the fore.

Tipp led by four points after five minutes but Galway outscored them to half-time, hitting 13 points to Tipp’s eight - and the winners outscored Tipp by three points in the final four minutes of the half. Galway failed to score a goal but, looking down from the stand, it looked as if it was only a matter of time before their smart-moving formation would billow the Tipp net.