Changes turn it for ‘sluggish’ Galway
Underdogs Westmeath squandered a slew of chances in the first half (ten wides, against just four by Galway) yet were still on level scores (3-9 to 2-12) heading into the third quarter, and the large home contingent smelt blood.
That final quarter belonged to the visitors, however, and after a raft of effective changes (Shane Kavanagh and Tony Óg Regan shoring up the defence, Eanna Ryan and Joe Canning introduced to the attack), the odds-on favourites went on a scoring spree, six unanswered points (AllStar Damien Hayes very prominent), then a further 1-2 to close out the scoring.
