 A 70-yards free by Liam "Chunky" O'Brien after just four minutes dipped, hit off Shinnors and ended up in the Galway net.Galway fought back and went two points up twelve minutes into the second half, however, they failed to score for the rest of the game.Four minutes before the end of the game another long-range free for Kilkenny ended up in the net behind Shinnors.