Mins Galway Kildare

4th Derek Savage picks out Padraig Joyce who evades the challenge of John Finn and left-foots the ball over for the opening point.

0-1 0-0 7th A move that starts with Tomas Mannion in defence spans the length of the pitch with Michael Donnellan, Kevin Walsh and Savage all involved before Sean de Paor shows a forward's touch. 0-2 0-0

13th Mannion's block on Martin Lynch deep in Galway territory is the catalyst for a move that gains momentum when John Divilly sends the ball along the ground to Donnellan who picks and solos 35 metres before pointing. 0-3 0-0

14th Willie McCreery's hand-pass finds Eddie McCormack whose left-footed shot from 40 metres give Kildare their first score. 0-3 0-1

17th Glen Ryan's long ball is broken down by Martin Lynch to McCreery who quickly moves the ball towards Dermot Earley. He fists the ball first time to the net. 0-3 1-1

23rd Mannion fails to gather a long ball into the Galway defence and, when it breaks to Declan Kerrigan. He points. 0-3 1-2

29th Jarlath Fallon supplies Donnellan who evades Anthony Rainbow and points. 0-4 1-2

30th McCreery passes to Karl O'Dwyer, who had slipped the grasp of Gary Fahy, and points. 0-4 1-3

31st Ryan's long ball is won by Padraig Gravin who collects and hand-passes to O'Dwyer for another point. 0-4 1-4

35th McCormack's hard work is rewarded with a point of his own. 0-4 1-5

35th The first score not to come from open play - Joyce kicks a close-range free to leave just a goal between the sides. 0-5 1-5

Halftime - Galway 0-5 Kildare 1-5

38th Fallon's growing influence is reflected by his involvement in a five-pass move. Tomas Meehan passes to Fallon who moves the ball to Donnellan who in turn finds Savage. He picks out Fallon for the point. 0-6 1-5

39th Fallon's swift pass puts Joyce in on goal, and his dummy fools Christy Byrne enough to give him a clear shot to the net. 1-6 1-5

40th Donnellan puts Niall Finnegan through for a point. 1-7 1-5

44th Kevin Walsh picks out Fallon whose marker Glen Ryan fails to get in a block as the Galwayman points. 1-8 1-5

45th Fallon, Donnellan and Finnegan combine, Finnegan finishing with a point. 1-9 1-5

47th Substitute Padraig Brennan claims Kildare's first point of the second-half with a free. 1-9 1-6

50th Finnegan scores from a free under the New Stand. 1-10 1-6

52nd Fallon's confidence is demonstrated with a majestic point from a sideline ball on the Hogan Stand side of the pitch. 1-11 1-6

53rd Arising from a foul on McCormack, Brennan kicks his second free. 1-11 1-7

54th Kevin Walsh finds his centrefield partner Sean O Domhnaill who points with a massive punt. 1-12 1-7

58th Ryan is punished for a foul on Fallon. Finnegan points free. 1-13 1-7

59th The two Kildare substitutes combine, Brian Murphy knocking the ball down to Brennan who points. 1-13 1-8

62nd Buckley plays a one-two with Brennan and right-foots a point bar. 1-13 1-9

70th Ryan, on a rare excursion upfield, supplies Earley whose shot is deflected over by Meehan. 1-13 1-10

70th Another move that starts deep in Galway territory. Finnegan passes to de Paor and the defender kicked his second. 1-14 1-10

Full-time - Galway 1-14, Kildare 1-10