Welcome to the Galway Bay FM Matchtracker of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship – Galway V Westmeath, Mullingar 3.30pm
Start delayed by 10 minutes in Mullingar due to a thunder storm which has flooded the pitch!
Teams are back out on the pitch to complete warm ups – new starting time 3.40pm
Game on!
17 seconds: First score..point for Galway Cathal Mannion – Westmeath 0-0 Galway 0-1
2 mins: Galway 0-2 Westmeath 0-0 – 65 from Joe Canning
5 mins: Galway 0-3 Westmeath 0-0 Davy Glennon
5 Mins: Galway 0-4 Westmeath 0-0 – Cathal Mannion
6 mins: Galway 0-4 Westmeath 0-1 – Free from Niall O’Brien
7 mins: Galway 0-4 Westmeath 0-2 – Alan Devine
Galway 0-5 Westmeath 0-2 – Shane Maloney
Galway 0-6 Westmeath 0-2 – could have been a goal! Jason Flynn
15 mins: Galway 0-7 (Joe Canning) Westmeath 0-3 (Niall O’Brien)
18 mins: Galway 0-8 Westmeath 0-3 – Joe Canning
19 mins: Galway 0-9 Westmeath 0-3 – Big Joe again!
22 mins: Galway 0-9 Westmeath 0-4 – Free from Niall O’Brien
23 mins: Galway 0-10 Westmeath 0-4 – Free from Joe Canning
25 mins: Galway 0-11 Westmeath 0-4 – David Burke with his first point
26 mins: Galway 0-12 Westmeath 0-4 – Jason Flynn
27 mins: Galway 0-12 Westmeath 0-5 – Niall O’Brien with his fourth score
28 mins: Point from free by Joe Canning – Galway 0-13 Westmeath 0-5
31 mins: Conor Whelan with a great point – Galway 0-14 Westmeath 0-5
34 mins: Galway 0-15 Westmeath 0-5 – Joe Canning
35 mins: Point number 8 for Joe Canning – Galway 0-16 Westmeath 0-5
35 mins: Another point for Galway – Davy Glennon with hi second of the day – Galway 0-17 Westmeath 0-5
HALF TIME: Galway 0-17 Westmeath 0-5 – good first half performance from the Galway lads!
Second half is on!
Early score for Westmeath – Galway 0-17 Westmeath 0-6
Point for Galway – David Burke: Galway 0-18 Westmeath 0-6
Free pointed by Niall O’Brien – Galway 0-18 Westmeath 0-7
RED CARD for Shane Power for off the ball foul on Joe Canning
Joe Canning off – Conor Cooney comes on
Big Cheer from Galway supporters for Big Joe
GOALLLLLLLLLLL for Galway – Jason Flynn 1-18 Westmeath 0-9 (Niall O’Brien)
Another point from a free by Niall O’Brien – Galway 1-18 Westmeath 0-10
GOALLLLLL for Galway – Joseph Cooney – Galway 2-18 Westmeath 0-10
49 mins: Galway 2-19 Westmeath 0-10 – Jason Flynn
Adrian Touhy & Kevin Hussey come on to make their Championship debuts
Fergal Moore & Padraig Mannion make way
44 mins: Point for Niall O’Brien Galway 2-19 Westmeath 0-11
Alan Devine scores a point for Westmeath – Galway 2-19 Westmeath 0-12
Substitution for Galway – Niall Burke on for Jason Flynn
53 mins: Point for Conor Cooney – Galway 2-20 Westmeath 0-12
Free for Brendan Murtagh – Galway 2-20 Westmeath 0-13
59 mins: Galway 2-20 Westmeath 0-14
60 mins: Conor Cooney scores followed by point from Brendan Murtagh – Galway 2-21 Westmeath 0-15
61 mins: Westmeath add another point – Niall Mitchell: Galway 2-21 Westmeath 0-16
62 mins: Conor Cooney again! Galway 2-22 Westmeath 0-16
Padraig Brehony replaces Johnny Coen
63 mins: David Burke adds another – Galway 2-23 Westmeath 0-16
66 mins: GOALLLLLLLL for Galway – Conor Whelan: Galway 3-23 Westmeath 0-16
Cathal Mannion off injured – Galway down to 14 as all subs have been used
Another point for Galway – Galway 3-24 Westmeath 0-16
Galway will play Offaly in the next round – Offaly 3-22 Laois 1-14
Galway add another point = Galway 3-25 Westmeath 0-16
Latest Galway 3-26 Westmeath 0-19
Padriag Brehony adds another – Galway 3-27 Westmeath 0-19
FULL TIME: Galway 3-27 Westmeath 0-19 – Impressive win for Galway!
Galway will play Offaly in the next round on June 12th