Hayes points to pleasing performance

Galway 1-24 Cork 1-21

It was close all the way through and the fact that Galway triumphed was largely due to their improved play, which greatly pleased manager Conor Hayes.

The outcome didn't bother the Cork coach John Allen but the team's form did! "It would have been a bonus to win and losing did not matter," he said. "For us to get a good performance is important and we didn't get it. I am disappointed from that point of view."