All-Ireland IHC Semi-Final - Cork 2-23 Galway 1-10:SECOND-HALF goals from Luke Farrell and Mark O'Sullivan helped Cork turn a one-point interval deficit into an ultimately comfortable victory over Galway in the All-Ireland IHC semi-final.
Galway led at the break by a point, 1-7 to 0-9, despite having trailed by 0-8 to 0-0 after just 15 minutes, with substitute Martin Kelly finding the net. Once Farrell struck in the 44th minute, it was all Cork. The points flowed over in the final quarter and O’Sullivan capped a fine personal display with his injury time goal.
CORK:A Nash; B Coleman, D McSweeney, B Murphy; J Carey, R Cashman, J Jordan; E Dillon (0-1), L Desmond 0-5 (three frees, one 1 65); R O'Dwyer, Mark O'Sullivan (1-5), L McLoughlan (0-2); Maurice O'Sullivan, L Farrell (1-4), B Ring (0-1). Subs: E Collins for Mark O'Sullivan blood (30 mins); Collins (0-2) for Maurice O'Sullivan (36 mins); A Mannix (0-1, free) for Ring (40 mins); J O'Leary for Dwyer (49 mins); B Lawton (0-1) for Desmond (55 mins); W Egan (0-1) for McLoughlan (60 mins).
GALWAY:D Howe; P Shiel, B Lohan, P Plower; D Dunne, A Keary, M Broderick; B Daly, D McEvoy; M Lydon (0-1), T Óg Regan, JP O'Connell; D O'Reilly (0-2), T Tierney 0-6 (five frees), E Hyland. Subs: M Kelly (1-1) for McEvoy (30 mins); T Madden for Lydon (42 mins); B Lucas for Daly (51 mins); S Duane for O'Connell (56 mins).
Referee:J O'Mahoney (Limerick).
