Galway 3-10

Waterford 2-6

DARREN KELLY IN DUGGAN PARK

Galway made a solid start to this year’s All-Ireland minor camogie championship on Sunday as they ran out five-point winners over Waterford.

Two Alannah Fahy goals bookended the Tribesgirls’ performance while Aoibheann Barry also contributed 1-7.

The maroon and white were strong favourites and just over 60 seconds in, Galway set the tone for what looked like would be a routine opening day win for them.

Barry played the through ball, allowing Fahy get on the end for the first goal. However, the next two scores went Waterford’s way as Maggie Gostl and Alannah McNulty reduced the deficit to the minimum.

Síofra and Caoimhe Kelly set up Fahy for a Galway point on seven minutes making it 1-1 to 0-2; and a Barry free six minutes later restored the home side’s three-point cushion.

Galway had the wind but struggled to put distance between themselves and their opponents, and the spirited visitors showed this wasn’t going to be an easy outing as Eimear O’Neill’s cross into the square on 14 minutes was batted to the net by Gostl to draw the sides level.

The teams traded over the next two minutes: Abbie Massey picked out Barry for a Galway point; Niamh Halley won a Waterford free which Gostl converted.

For more, read this week’s Galway City Tribune.

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