Colin Egan dismissal helps Galway set up Kilkenny showdown

Galway 2-19 Offaly 2-9: It was a day when Galway did all that was required of them and not a lot more to advance to a Leinster final meeting with Kilkenny in a repeat of last year’s All-Ireland decider.

From the moment the draw was made it really was always going to be a Galway-Kilkenny provincial decider, but whether the Tribesmen have gone forward or back under new management is not clear to see from their opening two games against Westmeath and Offaly.

They gave Offaly a five-point headstart inside three minutes before, inevitably, Galway hit back after getting into their stride.