Galway 3-13 Carlow 0-7:Galway eased into the All-Ireland minor semi-finals in Tullamore, yesterday. They led 1-3 to 0-2 after the opening quarter, Jonathan Ryan landing a goal on seven minutes.
Carlow responded through Cormac Mullins and Brendan Murphy, but Galway went ahead 1-5 to 0-2 after 21 minutes with Ryan and Paul Conroy landing frees.
Carlow's Daniel St Ledger kicking two frees, while Mullins flicked a point to trail 1-6 to 0-5 at the break. Galway's Damien Reddington goaled after 40 minutes and Ryan added a point for 2-8 to 0-7 lead. Michael Martyn scored 1-2 in the closing five minutes.
GALWAY: O Higgins; D Rhattigan, C Forde, K Kelly; C Doherty, D O'Reilly, T Fahy (0-1); P Conroy (0-4, three frees), A Griffin; JJ Greaney, T Walsh, E O'Mahony; J Ryan (1-4, two frees), M Martyn (2-3, one pen, three frees), D Reddington (0-1). Subs: M Coady for Reddington; O O'Brien for Greaney; J O'Brien for O'Mahony.
CARLOW: P Hughes; BJ Molloy, A Callinan, D McInerney; S Redmond, D St Ledger (0-2, frees), G Nolan; B Murphy (0-1), M Clowry; D Kinsella, D Murphy (0-1, free), J Roberts; B O'Connor, C Murphy, C Mullins (0-3, two frees). Subs: A Corcoran for McInerney; J Lowry for O'Connor; M Morrissey for C Murphy; J O'Donohoe for Morrissey; R Lawlor for Nolan.
Referee: G Walsh (Antrim).
