Coming out for the second half just two points down, Galway seemed to be in a good position. Then Mark O'Leary got his second goal just a few minutes after the restart and there's no doubt it was a hugely significant score. It put some important space between the sides at a vital time.

Tipperary were now five points up and then more or less kept it that way, expect for the times when Galway brought it back to a goal.

Still, O'Leary's second goal saw some particularly poor defending by Galway. It was very untidy, and came at a time when Galway may well have gone ahead. They then had the wind at their backs, but as often transpires, the playing against the wind can be an advantage. The ball is dropping short and the forwards are able to come out.

That actually happened with Tipperary. Lar Corbett was coming out and winning a lot of ball and that put pressure on Galway. Eoin Kelly was also playing well then and overall he showed tremendous maturity.

So for all their efforts and hard work Galway just couldn't get ahead, and when Kevin Broderick missed his couple of chances you could almost sense that Galway's chance was gone.