The 2015 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship final, the deciding game of the 2015 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, was a hurling match played on 5 July 2015 at Croke Park, Dublin, contested by Galway and Kilkenny. Kilkenny claimed their 70th Leinster crown by defeating The Tribesmen on a scoreline of 1-25 to 2-15.[2]
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| Event | 2015 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 5 July 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Man of the Match | TJ Reid[1] | ||||||
| Referee | James Mcgrath (Westmeath) | ||||||
| Attendance | 32,954 | ||||||
| Weather | Mostly cloudy with some sunny spells | ||||||
Match Details
editKilkenny were on top for the majority of the game. The first half was a very tough battle as both teams showed intensity that the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was missing up to that point. The Cats got the first goal of the game on 28 minutes, through an on fire TJ Reid after a Ger Aylward pass was deflected into his hands. Galway seemed to be letting the game slipping away from them when 2 minutes later Joe Canning scored one of the best goals ever at Croke Park after he caught a high ball, tuned instantly on the run before firing the ball into the net.[3] The score at half time read Kilkenny 1-11 to Galways 1-08.[4][5]
A minute into the second half Galway found the net once again, this time through forward Jason Flynn. It seemed like from here it would be game on but Kilkenny kept cool heads and kept stretching their lead through some excellent point taking, particularly from Ger Aylward and Eoin Larkin.[6] Kilkenny ran out comfortable seven point winners in the end. Captain Joey Holden lifted the Bob O'Keeffe Trophy on another successful day for The Cats.[7][8]
| Galway | 2-15 - 1-25 | Kilkenny |
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| E Murphy; P Murphy, J Holden, J Tyrrell; P Walsh, K Joyce, C Buckley; C Fogarty (0-01), W Walsh (0-02); R Hogan (0-04), J Power, C Fennelly (0-02); G Aylward (0-03), TJ Reid (1-09, 0-05f, 0-01'65), E Larkin (0-04) Subs: S Prendergast for Tyrrell (50 mins), M Kelly for Power (58), M Ruth for Fennelly (71). | Report | Galway: C Callanan; J Hanbury, P Mannion, J Coen; F Moore (0-01), I Tannian, Daithí Burke; A Smith, A Harte; David Burke (0-01), C Donnellan (0-03), J Glynn (0-01); C Mannion (0-01), J Canning (1-08, 0-07f), D Glennon. Subs: J Flynn (1-00) for Glennon (27 mins), J Cooney for Harte (39), P Brehony for David Burke (59), N Healy for C Mannion (62), P Killeen for Hanbury (64). |
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References
edit- ^ "Do you agree with The Sunday Game's man-of-the-match selections". The 42. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Donal Óg Cusack: Physical Galway will test new-look Kilkenny". RTÉ. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
- ^ "Have you seen a better goal than this piece of sublime skill from Joe Canning?". The 42. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Kilkenny keep Galway at arm's length to take 70th Leinster title". Irish Times. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Kilkenny march past Galway to another Leinster win". RTE Sport. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Kilkenny 1-25 Galway 2-15: Cats hold off Tribesmen to retain Leinster hurling title". Irish Mirror. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Classy Kilkenny are too strong for Galway". Irish Independent. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Awesome Kilkenny claim another Leinster senior hurling crown". The 42. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.