The West awoke too late

Tipperary 1-18

And why should they have. At that point, the home side trailed by 1-18 to 0-14 and many in the near-capacity 29,224 attendance were slipping away, convinced that the affair was over.

They had every right to feel that way. In the second minute of the second half Galway led by two points, 0-13 to 0-11, and were hurling with flair and style. Then they slumbered.