Three All-Ireland moments that mattered

Kilkenny rob Galway of their early thunder

Galway had built up considerable momentum early on with three points in a row, two from Joe Canning and another from Cyril Donnellan. But Kilkenny struck at a crucial juncture.

Luck played its part as Richie Hogan’s puck over his shoulder from around the ‘45’ deflected off a Galway stick and into the open ground between the left corner back and full-back spots. The alarm bells only rang when Walter Walsh bundled past John Hanbury.