Joe Canning scored 1-8 as a young Galway team defeated Limerick in a lively challenge in Athenry on Saturday evening. The home side won by 2-20 to 1-18.
Manager Anthony Cunningham used 21 of last year's All-Ireland u-21 winners in the joust. The home side led by 0-13 to 0-7 at the break and they pushed further ahead five minutes into the second half when the Portumna star drilled a 25-metre free to the net.
Scorers for Galway: J Canning (1-8, 6fs ); J Regan (1-0 ); A Smith (0-2 ); P Brehnoy (0-2 ); S Molloy (0-2 ); N Burke (0-2, 1f ); R Cummins (0-1 ); D Glennon (0-1 ); T Og Regan (0-1 ); N Quinn (0-1 ).
Galway: F Flannery; D Connolly, K Hynes, G O'Halloran; P Gordon, T Og Regan, I Tannian; A Smith, B Flaherty; P Brehony, J Glynn, C Cooney; R Cummins, J Canning, D Glennon. Subs: J Ryan for Flannery (ht ); D Fox for Tannian (ht ); S Molloy for Glennon (ht ); N Quinn for Cooney (ht ); B Burke for Glynn (ht ); N Burke for Brehony (ht ); N Donoghue for T Og Regan (ht ); C Burke for O'Halloran (47 ); P Huban for Connolly (47 ); J Coen for Flaherty (49 ); J Regan for Cummins (60 ); F Moore for Hynes (60 ); C Donnellan for Smith, (65 ); D Burke for Canning (65 ).
