Galway bounce back to get the better of Kilkenny in Allianz Hurling League Division 1A

Galway put the disappointment of an average and losing performance last week behind them when they roared to a battling victory over Kilkenny at UPMC Nowlan Park.

Eight minutes from the finish a driving Eoin Cody completed a great run of seven scores for flying Kilkenny when he powered through for a terrific goal that put his side in front for the first time, 1-19 to 2-15.

Galway never flinched. They dragged themselves up off the floor and with an unanswered run of three points from frees by sub Jason Flynn, followed by one from play in the 72nd minute from Conor Whelan, they took the spoils to put the Tipperary performance from last week behind them.

Home fans in the 5,460 crowd must have thought their favourites were on course for a second success when Cody goaled, but Galway bounced back brilliantly.

The first half action was largely low key, with Galway punishing their opponents for loose marking all over the pitch. There was a foretaste of what was to come before the second minute was reached. Galway's late call up, Declan McLoughlin, who replaced Oisin Lohan in attack, was given way too much room to the right of the home goal. He casually picked his spot when driving a dipping shot to the net.

Breeze backed Galway were up and running. They worked handsome returns from the half-back and midfield areas where Padraic Mannon (2), Gavin Lee (2) and flying midfielder Tom Monaghan (3) often found oceans of space as they harvested seven scores between them before the break.

For Kilkenny, wing-forward Martin Keoghan was the only man functioning on full power. He bagged five points from play as the generally out of sorts Cats did well to keep the arrears to 1-11 to 0-10 at the break.

Galway continued to make the pace after the