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Donal O’Shea, son of Tipperary coach Eamon, led the way with a 2-7 loot when Galway advanced to a Leinster U-20 semi-final with Kilkenny next weekend by sidelining Laois at O ’ Moore Park.
Shea, who plays for his club pitching with Salthill-Knocknacarra where the family lives in Galway, should have had a hat-trick, but when his second penalty of the night was magnificently saved by goalkeeper Cathal Dunne, substitute Mark Kennedy followed. until the end. the rebound after 49 minutes.
Galway, with nine of its underage teams again and the entire Irish minor medal team in the bag, led 1-11 to 0-4 at halftime, with seven players hitting the mark.
O’Shea scored his first goal in the 12th minute and shot home his second penalty ten minutes after the restart. Alex Connaire, who was fouled on a penalty, scored Galway’s third goal four minutes later.
Laois, who only managed three points in the game, ended the game with 14 men when full-back Enda Parlon received a red card for a jerk on Galway’s full forward John Fleming, and while the resulting penalty was saved, Kennedy was available. for the position. home the rebound on a night when a dozen players scored for the Tribesmen.
Top Scorers – Galway: D O’Shea 2-7 (1-0p, 0-6f, 0-1 ’65), A Connaire 1-2, M Kennedy 1-0, D Kilcommins 0-2, S McDonagh 0-2 (1f), C Walsh 0-2, S almost 0-1, I McGlynn 0-1, J Fleming 0-1, A Prendergast 0-1, J O’Donoghue 0-1, C Killeen 0-1. Laois: D Delaney 0-4f, T Keyes 0-1, F Netherlands 0-1, J Phelan 0-1.
Galway: D Fahy; Or Salmon, TJ Brennan, J O’Donoghue; D Kilcommins, A Brett, D Shaughnessy; I McGlynn, A Connaire; C Walsh, S Neary, A Prendergast; O Flannery, J Fleming, D O’Shea. Subs: S McDonagh for Flannery (38), M Kennedy for Walsh (45), C Flaherty for Brett (45), C Killeen for Fleming (49), C Brennan for Salmon (52).
Laois: C Dunne; D Brennan, E Parlon, A Gaughan; F Mahony, C Burke, P Dunne; J Maher, J Phelan; C Byrne, D Delaney, T Fitzpatrick; T Keyes, M Hennessy, J Duggan. Subs: I Shanahan for Gaughan (10), F Holland for Keyes (14), C Conroy for Fitzpatrick (38), C Rigney for Duggan (50), E O’Connor for Holland (52).
Referee: T Gleeson (Dublin).
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