NUIG oust fancied LIT in enthralling encounter

NUI Galway 1-24 Limerick IT 1-23

All the ingredients were present before throw-in with a large crowd gathered in the brilliant sunshine. And all expectations were met by 80 plus minutes of sparkling and absorbing fare. The quality of scoretaking, with 27 points from play, was a defining feature and the see-saw nature of the scoreboard action consumed interest levels from the off.

Being protagonists in a game that will have so much praise showered upon it will provide Limerick IT with scant consolation. They have history in this regard of course. Two years ago they went toe-to-toe with Waterford IT in a classic final but, just like yesterday, they were on the end of a defeat again.