Tipperary - 2-17 Galway - 1-20Tipperary and Galway must meet again after the Munster side forced a draw after extra-time in the All-Ireland Intermediate final at Birr on Saturday.
After 100 minutes of hurling Galway were seconds away from victory when a foul was committed on Tipperary's Pa Morrissey. Colm Ryan stepped up to send a pressure free straight over the crossbar.
In normal time Galway led by 1-14 to 1-13 near the end when Tipperary won a '55, and Brian Gaynor's shot went all the way to the Galway net.
Galway led by 1-17 to 1-16 at half-time in the second half of extra time when Tipperary's Mark Keeshan scored a fine goal to set up the dramatic finale.
GALWAY: N Murphy; S McClearn (capt), C Dervan, R Fahy; E Tannion, J Donnelly, Adrian Diviney; Aidan Diviney (0-1), G Glynn (0-1); B Lawless, B Cunningham (0-12), S Tierney; T Kavanagh, J Conroy (1-1), K Brady (0-3). Subs: J Campbell for Kavanagh; R Devanney for Aidan Diviney; C Ryan for S Tierney; R Reilly for McClearn.
TIPPERARY: F Hourigan; G Griffen, M Peters, B Gaynor (1-0, '55'); C Ryan (0-1 f), C Morrissey, C Everard; S Maher (0-1), J Teehan (0-1); B Hogan (0-5, 3f, '65'), B Stritch (0-2), P Buckley (0-1); G Maguire (0-1), D Hackett, S Everard. Subs: M Keeshan (1-3) for Hackett; T Connors (0-2) for S Everard; K Hogan for C Everard; P Morrissey for Maguire.
Referee: P Neary (Kilkenny)
