TIPP HAVE REBEL REVENGE IN MIND FOR DECIDER

TIPPERARY manager Liam Cahill says his men will be seeking revenge when they take on Cork in the All-Ireland final in two and a half weeks. They lost by 13 points to Cork in the Munster final but have now set up a rematch after seeing off Galway’s challenge in a sem-final in which three players were sent off at the Gaelic Grounds. ‘There was huge heart from our fellas at the end. And we have a great incentive to reduce that 13-point deficit from Cork in the Munster final,’ said Cahill. The Tribesmen finished with 13 men after having a player dismissed in each half, while Tipperary were reduced to 14 ten minutes into the second-half. Tipperary were on top when they had played with the breeze in the opening half and turned around to lead by 2-13 to 0-9. Brian Concannon cut Tipp’s early lead to 0-9 to 0-7 after Jake Morris helped the Premier County get on top before they again took control and outscored Galway by 2-3 to 0-2. Galway suffered a big blow when Concannon was sent off after an off the ball incident. Tipperary goalscorer Mark Kehoe was also sent off for a challenge on Galway goalkeeper Eanna Murphy. Galway got back in contention when a long delivery from Jack Grealish ended up in the net. That cut the margin to 2-16 to 1-15 with 11 minutes left but while Tomas Monaghan did most to lift the Tribesmen they couldn’t get close the gap. TIPPERARY: B Hogan; E Connolly (P Cadell 49), B McGrath, K O’Dwyer; P Campion, R Byrne, D Quirke; G Browne, S Nolan (C Stakelum 47); C English (R McCormack 60), J Cahill, P Feehan; J Morris, M Kehoe, C Darcy (D Gleeson 54). Yellow cards: P Cadell 65. Red card: M Kehoe 40. Scorers: J Morris 1-9 (6fs), G Browne 1-2, M Kehoe 1-1, C Darcy 0-2, R Byrne 0-1, C English 0-1, D Quirke 0-1. GALWAY: E Murphy (D Gilligan 42); S Bannon, J Fitzpatrick, I O’Shea (D Morrissey 30); F Burke, A Greaney, J Grealish; S Loftus, T Monaghan; C Fahy, P Foley (C Salmon 30), B Concannon; K Cooney (J Coyne 39), S Bleahene (J Canning 45), E Niland. Red cards: B Concannon 33, C Salmon 64. Scorers: E Niland 0-6 (6fs), J Grealish 1-0, T Monaghan 0-3, B Concannon 0-2, S Loftus 0-2, S Bleahene 0-1, A Greaney 0-1, C Salmon 0-1, J Coyne 0-1. Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny).