Rebels bench makes all the difference with three match-winning scores coming from subs
Galway clawed back a six-point deficit to draw level with nine minutes of normal time remaining in what was a pulsating contest in front of 27,811 spectators at Croke Park.
However, Cork started the second half like a steam train and hit 1-4 to lead by six by the 41st minute. That should have been that, but Galway refused to go away.They responded by scoring the next six points to bring the game level for the tenth time all afternoon, setting up a grandstand finish. The Cork backs defended heroically in the closing stages as Galway pushed for a goal. It didn’t come.Galway made some positional switches from the off as midfielder Niamh Hanniffy started in the full-forward line, with number five Annmarie Starr moving to the middle of the field.
Galway’s accuracy in front of the posts was faultless in that first half as they didn’t have a single wide before the turnaround. Cork’s was not shabby either, the Leesiders only registering a single wide in the first half.
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