Galway 1-18
GMIT 0-6

The array of talent available to Ger Loughnane was underlined when a Galway development squad made short work in the final of the Connacht Hurling League of a GMIT side preparing for the Fitzgibbon Cup.

The Galway development squad, coached by All-Ireland winning U-21 boss Vincent Mullins, were far too superior for the students during a league final that boiled over a few times at Kenny Park in Athenry on Saturday.

Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology finished with just thirteen players after centre-back Brian Regan and wing-forward Conor Hynes being sent off by referee Michael Haverty.

Galway were always on top, leading by 0-9 to 0-5 at half-time having played against the wind, although their lead would have been less had James Skehill not produced a stunning save to deny Conor Kavanagh.

Galway dominated in the second-half with the wind at their backs and picked off some fine points before Paul Killilea scored the only goal of the game six minutes from the end.

Galway Development: J Skehill; A Leech, A Gaynor, M McMahon; K Briscoe, K Kilkenny, P Holland (0-1fr); K Hynes (0-1), E Forde (0-3); A Callanan (0-3), P Killilea (1-2), A Cullinane (0-2); N Kelly (0-1), C Dervan (0-2), B Hanley (0-2).
Subs: C O‚Donavan for Leech (42 mins), B Burke (0-1) for Cullinane (42 mins), N Forde for McMahon (45 mins).

GMIT: E Ward; G Brohan, G Mahon, C Flannery; C Horan, B Regan, N Rogers; D Maher, M Flaherty; C Hynes ((0-4, 0-3fr), P Cormican, R Madden; C Kavanagh, K Burke (0-2), E Feeney.
Subs: M Keane for Feeney (ht); L Hands for Madden (42 mins), P Sheehan for Maher (53).

Referee: M Haverty.

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