Galway to meet Kilkenny

Galway 2-31 Antrim 1-9, Pearse Stadium

Galway will meet Kilkenny in the All-Ireland quarter-finals for the second successive year after this comfortable win over Antrim.

Ger Loughnane's charges overcame a shaky start in Salthill to put the Saffrons to the sword. Antrim, who had hopes of making the last-eight, burst into a 1-4 to 0-1 lead with Kieran Kelly goaling.

However, Damien Hayes' 20th-minute goal and Kelly's subsequent sending-off had Galway looking good at half-time at 1-10 to 1-5 ahead.

A Kevin Broderick goal confirmed Galway as runners-up in qualifier Group 1A.