Offaly on upward curve but TJ Reid sneaks Kilkenny home
Twice in the closing 10 minutes, the home side levelled the game to the delight of most of the 3,522 Tullamore crowd but each time TJ Reid was on hand to catch the subsequent puckout and he also answered both equalisers with a point, the latter of them ultimately sending Kilkenny into a last-four clash with Wexford or Galway.
Walter Walsh did back up Reid each time with scores and Kilkenny were grateful for them as a feisty if at times over-eager Offaly side made life awkward for the Cats.
