Epic may be first act in Galway saga

TWENTY hours later, away from the roars of nearly 40,000 enraptured fans, viewed in the cold light of retrospection, was Sunday’s rip-roaring All-Ireland hurling semi-final between Galway and Kilkenny really one of the all-time great hurling games?

Or are the eulogies just heat-of-the-moment reaction to a game that never flagged from first whistle to last?

With a score line of 5-18 to 4-18, there was obviously a lot of poor defending, on both sides, which lead to soft goals being conceded.