Kilkenny 3-16 NUI Galway 2-12:A YOUNG Kilkenny side gave NUI Galway a lesson as they booked their place in the semi-finals yesterday.
The winners fielded a team made up of minors from recent campaigns.
Kilkenny took the lead thanks to points from Rory Hickey (2) and Canice Maher, before a goal from Pádraig Walsh, younger brother of All-Star Tommy, left the winners to 1-6 to 0-2 clear after 20 minutes.
Things went from bad to worse for NUI Galway, who leaked another goal to a Hickey penalty.
The game was all but over within minutes of the restart, as the goal-hungry Walsh snapped up his second big strike of the day.
KILKENNY:D Walsh; I Duggan, M Walsh, A Cuddihy; D Healy, R Doyle (0-1), B Kennedy; L Harney, J Lyng (0-1); C Kenny (0-3), J Gannon, R Hickey (1-7, 1-0 pen, 7f); C Maher (0-1), J Brennan (0-2), P Walsh (2-0). Subs:G Aylward for Gannon (inj); P Guinan (0-1) for C Maher (inj); P Gahan for L Harney; J Holden for Lyng.
NUI GALWAY:D Touhy; N Casey, P Kelly, M Kelly; P Gordon, P Nihill, S McCormack; M Keating, D O'Donovan (0-1); J Cooney, J Conlon (1-2, one free), N Burke (0-3, frees); S Glynn, C Morey, G Kelly (0-1). Subs:R Shanahan (0-3) for S Glynn; E Noone (0-2) for J Cooney; S Brennan (1-0) for S McCormack, J Morris for N Casey.
