At Pearse Stadium to day Galway recorder there third win in row in the Allianz National League with a two point win over visitors Tyrone, Galway wore the ‘Aer Arann’ for the first  time and hopefully they will be flying high as well for the rest of the league. Michael Meehan opened the scoring after four minutes with point and three minutes he found the net to push his side four points ahead, Tyrone had the next four scores from Sean Cavanagh a goal on seventeen minutes with points following from Ryan Mellon, Colm McCullagh and Owen Mulligan to give them a 1-3 to 1-1 lead after twenty one minutes. Eddie Hoare pulled one back for the home side a minute later with Gary Sice adding another three minutes later to tie the scores as we ticked into the last five minutes of the half. Tommy McGuigan and Michael Meehan exchanged points in the remaining minutes to leave the score 1-4 each at the break. Sean Armstrong replaced Paul Geargthy after twenty six of that half.

Galway had the three scores of the second half points from Sean Armstrong (2) and Michael Meehan, but after six minutes the visitors goaled from Raymond Mulgrew to level matters again. Fiachra Breathnach, Hoare and Meehan gave Galway a three point cushion as we approached the mid way point of the half , Colm McCullagh shot his second point for Tyrone to leave them trailing by 1-10 to 2-5 on twenty minutes.

Tyrone made a double substation bringing on Justin McMahon and Niall Gormley for Dermot Carlin and Colm McCullagh and it was Gormley who had their next point.

Niall Coleman pointed for Galway after twenty three minutes but the visitors had the next three points from Mulligan (2) and Ryan McMenamin to leave the score on twenty eight minutes Galway 1-11 Tyrone 2-9. Coleman pointed a minute later to level the scores again and points from Sice and Meehan gave Galway the victory and moved them to the top of the table with a long trip to Donegal on March 15th for the round four game.

The Galway team was. A Faherty, G Sice, F Hanley, D Burke, D Finnegan, N Coyne, D Mullahy, P Geargthy, N Coleman, E Hoare, P Joyce, D Meehan, M Clancy, M Meehan, F Breathnach

Subs S Armstrong for Geargthy, C Bane for F Breathnach, B Cullinane for E Hoare.


Damien Burke of Galway  closes in on Owen Mulligan Tyrone

Galway wing forward Eddie Hoare finds himself in a tangle with two Tyrone players

 

Padraig Joyce puts Ryan McMenamin under pressure