Galway 3-10, Dublin 0-6

Liam Donoghue's Galway camogie side almost ensured a place in the Gala All Ireland Senior Camogie Championship semi finals when they defeated Dublin with relative ease at Killimor on Saturday.

The Metropolitans started well and outscored Galway by 0-3 to 0-1 after twelve minutes with Niamh Taylor, Louise O'Hara and Alison Maguire to Galway's sole reply from Niamh Kilkenny.

Early in the third quarter Brenda Kerins set up Deirdre Burke for a Galway goal and from there the home side began to dominate. Burke added a point before Therese Maher watched a goal effort blaze into the side netting. Galway got a second goal five minutes from the break when Orla Kilkenny delivered to Brenda Kerins who rifled a blistering effort to the top corner of the Dublin net.

Jessica Gill landed a pointed free and Galway led by 2-3 to 0-3 at half time. Dublin scores were sparse in the second half, but they had a real chance when Alison Maguire won a penalty for Dublin midway through the half.

Ciara Lucey struck her penalty well but Galway custodian was up to the cause as Susan Earner made a splendid save. Moments later Jessica Gill delivered a long ball into the path of Mollie Dunne, the Galway substitute rifled the ball to the back of the Metropolitans net and that sealed Galway's victory.

Galway: S Earner; S Tannion, A Kelly, T Manton; A M Hayes (0-1), S Cahalan (0-1), A Hillary; N Kilkenny (0-2), S Noone; J Gill (0-3, 0-2fr), T Maher (0-1), O Kilkenny; B Kerins (1-0), C Cormican, D Burke (1-1).

Subs: M Dunne (1-0) for Cormican, L Ryan (0-1) for Hillary, C Glynn for Kerins, L Kavanagh for Cahalan.

Dublin: E Butler; J Murphy, E Brannigan, R Ruddy; A Fitzpatrick, C Lucey, C Power; D Smith, L O'Hara (0-3, 0-2fr); A Maguire (0-1), F Corcoran, A Taylor; C Burgess, S Ryan, N Taylor (0-2).

Subs: L Twomey for Brannigan, C Donnelly for Burgess, J Hoary for Ryan.

Referee: J Morrisey (Tipperary).

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