Galway and Tipperary will have to meet again to decide the destination of the All-Ireland Vocational Schools hurling title, following this exciting draw at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday.
A share of the spoils was a fair result after a final which produced some excellent passages of play.
A hat-trick of goals in five minutes from corner forward Michael Cordial gave Tipperary a comfortable lead after 20 minutes but Galway stormed back in the last six minutes of the half when they scored 1-3 without reply to be just two points adrift at the half-time break. Tipperary edged in front again in the mid part of the second half and looked to be heading for the title when they opened a fourpoint gap with five minutes of the match left. Galway then moved midfielder Richard Murray to centre forward and this proved decisive as he scored 1-2 inside three minutes to haul his team back to level terms.
Galway: C Callanan; B Kilroy, M Coughlan, I Daniels; S Dolan, C Dervan, J Mullins; D Forde (0-2), R Murray (1-2); C Coen (0-5), JP Connell, K Callanan (0-3); P Coen (1-0), B Mahony, B Lawless (1-0). Subs: A Callanan for Kilroy; S Burke for Mahony.
Tipperary: C O'Donnell; N O'Grady, S Quirke, G Egan; J Brady, P Curran, J Gilfoyle; D Gleeson (0-2), E Larkin (0-1); D Shelly (0-5), T Slevin (0-1), D Murray; M Cordial (3-2), N O'Dwyer, T Doyle (0-1). Subs: D Corbett for Murray, D Maher for O'Dwyer.
Referee: P Delaney (Laois).
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