‘Drastic’ moves did the trick, says Hayes

ANY talk of dissension in the Galway camp was well and truly dispelled in Croke Park yesterday where Conor Hayes’ men fashioned an exhilarating two point victory over Tipperary in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals.

It was a victory that didn’t look likely with 15 minutes to go and the Tribesmen six points down, but drawing inspiration from a magnificent Damien Hayes goal, Galway raised their game and went on to book their place in the semi-final against Kilkenny.

For manager Hayes it was a most gratifying victory. “Maybe it was our lack of match practice at this level, but we looked way off the mark in the first half,” admitted Hayes.