All-Ireland SHC Semi-Final Cork v Galway: August 12th, 3.30pm

Fireball07

Great game so far, really hard-hitting, lively, passionate stuff.

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Cork 0-07 Galway 0-07:(

Neeson

Do you think joe Canning will get a goal?

kraggy

1. Galway are not giving the obvious pass. Trying the more difficult one instead.

2. They might rue so many wides. Same old story at the moment.

run_Forrest_run

Galway not at half the tempo they were at against the Cats but maybe it's down to Cork showing them no respect. I can't believe Cork are still leading this game, Galway seem to be doing all the hurling but are fairly wasteful.

megapixel

Thats a bit more like it from Galway 2 points in a row....

Seanchai

Where are all the Galway and particularly Cork supporters? I'm in the Cusack and from here the entire upper Hogan & Davin is empty. I'd say there's only c. 35.000 people here. Out of this there's easily more Galway supporters. That's not saying much. Shame on Cork & Galway people for taking our sports, and their funding, for granted.

run_Forrest_run

Seanchai wrote: »

Shame on Cork & Galway people for taking our sports, and their funding, for granted.

megapixel

I went looking this morning for tickets only crappy seats available.

Mars Bar

Seanchai wrote: »

Where are all the Galway and particularly Cork supporters? I'm in the Cusack and from here the entire upper Hogan & Davin is empty. I'd say there's only c. 35.000 people here. Out of this there's easily more Galway supporters. That's not saying much. Shame on Cork & Galway people for taking our sports, and their funding, for granted.

It's an expensive day out in this day and age for both sets of supporters.

megapixel

Level at HT 11 each

Funk It

Megapixal, you are some legend.

A good game of hurling so far, Galway were never going to run away with this as people were expecting.

All square going in at the break

ballsymchugh

Seanchai wrote: »

Where are all the Galway and particularly Cork supporters? I'm in the Cusack and from here the entire upper Hogan & Davin is empty. I'd say there's only c. 35.000 people here. Out of this there's easily more Galway supporters. That's not saying much. Shame on Cork & Galway people for taking our sports, and their funding, for granted.

it'll be a very long time before croker is filled for a hurling semi final. they always section off the hill as well which just looks strange

basillarkin

kraggy wrote: »

1. Galway are not giving the obvious pass. Trying the more difficult one instead.

2. They might rue so many wides. Same old story at the moment.

Niall Burke has to go, 4 wides today and does nothing of note but give away a few frees. Won a couple of puckouts but then gave poor passes, lets hope Cyril comes on at HT

megapixel

Funk It wrote: »

Megapixal, you are some legend.

A good game of hurling so far, Galway were never going to run away with this as people were expecting.

All square going in at the break

Your most welcome...
I think a goal will be the telling, hopefully a Galway one;)

corny

Cork withdrawing lots of men and looking to play back very direct. Their forwards look like can do some damage with enough ball.

Galway winning everything around the middle but some wasteful shooting undermining their effort. Great game.

teednab-el

This is a tight game and anyone who thought Galway were going to have it easy think again.

ninjasurfer1

Mars Bar wrote: »

It's an expensive day out in this day and age for both sets of supporters.

Especially when cork have to buy tickets for the football too!! :pac:

Fireball07

Very enjoyable game.

Cork have done well, but they're going to regret some of their sloppy clearances and they need to get the ball in quicker. Luke O'Farrell has barely touched the ball, and Paudie O'Sullivan is doing well when he gets the ball played into him.

Niall Burke is doing well in the air but his shooting has been woeful, I expect much more from him. Canning is having a good game, Burke is coming more into it, Hayes is doing well when he runs at them. But Galway have missed a lot of handy enough chances.

Hulk Hands

Seanchai wrote: »

Where are all the Galway and particularly Cork supporters? I'm in the Cusack and from here the entire upper Hogan & Davin is empty. I'd say there's only c. 35.000 people here. Out of this there's easily more Galway supporters. That's not saying much. Shame on Cork & Galway people for taking our sports, and their funding, for granted.

bottom of all 3 stands are full. There's plenty here, wtf were u expecting?

Galway the better side but Cork getting their scores much easier. Ref suspect. Hopefully Galway start to make the possession tell in the second half

Clareman

35,000 at an All Ireland semi-final in the middle of a recession during the Olympics when Cork are in the football as well, not too shabby imvho.

To put it in perspective, there was 36,394 at the Community Shield final today.

Clareman

By the way, I've spent 2 weeks overdosing on HD sports on TV, there's some difference in RTÉOne (resolution 528x576) and RTÉTwo HD (resolution 1440x1080).

And there's 41,000 at the game today

megapixel

41,537

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The laptop nearly went flying there

crapmanjoe

The color on the stream I am watching is slightly off so it looks like Galway are playing Holland.

Galway starting nicely in second half

run_Forrest_run

lovely point from Canning there. Oh, Cork 8 should see red.
O'Grady making excuses for Cronin.

kraggy

Dangerous dig by Cronin. Wasn't seen by the officials though.

Clareman

Off the ball strike with the hurley clearly caught on camera, wonder if anything will be done about it afterwards

megapixel

Jasus that was some skill by Joe to hold onto the ball shame about the off-load

diceyreilly

Thanks a million megapixel.

Hero.