Cats lead Galway at the break

Galway 0-07 Kilkenny 1-09

Kilkenny lead Galway at half-time in their Guinness All-Ireland Hurling Championship Round Three clash this evening.

GALWAY 0-07 KILKENNY 1-09, Thurles, 6.15pm, Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Scorers: Galway: E Cloonan 0-04 (4f), Damien Hayes 0-02, K Broderick 0-01

Kilkenny: H Shefflin 1-04 (4f), M Comerford 0-02, DJ Carey (1 ’65), D Lyng, E Brennan 0-01 each

Galway: L Donoghue; D Joyce, D Cloonan, O Canning; D Hardiman, David Hayes, F Moore; F Healy, T Regan; A Kerins, D Forde, D Tierney; Damien Hayes, E Cloonan, K Broderick.

Subs used: A Cullinane for Healy (26 mins), K Fahy for Canning (blood sub – 31-34)

Kilkenny: J McGarry; J Ryall, N Hickey, T Walsh; R Mullally, P Barry, JJ Delaney; D Lyng, K Coogan; M Comerford, H Shefflin, C Phelan; E Brennan, DJ Carey, J Coogan.

Yellow cards: Galway: D Hardiman (35 mins); Kilkenny: T Walsh (1 min), N Hickey (7), D Lyng (28)