As it happened: Kerry v Galway, All-Ireland football final

Here’s how the teams are named to start:

Kerry

1. Shane Ryan (Rathmore) 

2. Graham O’Sullivan (Dromid Pearses), 3. Jason Foley (Ballydonoghue), 4. Tom O’Sullivan (Dingle)

5. Brian Ó Beaglaoich (An Ghaeltacht), 6. Tadhg Morley (Templenoe), 7. Gavin White (Dr Crokes)

8. David Moran (Kerins O’Rahilly’s), 9. Jack Barry (Na Gaeil)

10. Diarmuid O’Connor (Na Gaeil), 11. Sean O’Shea (Kenmare Shamrocks – captain), 12. Stephen O’Brien (Kenmare Shamrocks)

13. Paudie Clifford (Fossa), 14. David Clifford (Fossa), 15. Paul Geaney (Dingle)

Galway

1. Connor Gleeson (Dunmore McHales).

2. Liam Silke (Corofin), 3. Sean Kelly (Moycullen), 4. Jack Glynn (Claregalway)

5. Dylan McHugh (Corofin), 6. John Daly (Mountbellew/Moylough), 7. Kieran Molloy (Corofin)

8. Paul Conroy (St James’), 9. Cillian McDaid (Monivea-Abbey)

10. Patrick Kelly (Mountbellew/Moylough), 11. Matthew Tierney (Oughterard), 12. Johnny Heaney (Killannin)

13. Rob Finnerty (Salthill-Knocknacarra), 14. Damien Comer (Annaghdown), 15. Shane Walsh (Kilkerrin-Clonberne)

Who do you fancy to prevail today? 

Some pre-match reading for you:

• ‘My heart was broken by the All-Irelands we lost’ – Jim Carney’s long life in GAA

• 3 tactical questions for Kerry and Galway that will shape the All-Ireland final

• ‘He’ll miss it terribly’ – Saluting the Sunday Game career of Pat Spillane before final curtain

Both teams will line out as selected. 

Laszlo Geczo / INPHO Laszlo Geczo / INPHO / INPHO

Bryan Keane / INPHO Bryan Keane / INPHO / INPHO

Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

Here we go!

Kerry 0-0 Galway 0-0

1 min – Sean O’Shea sends a free wide from the 45m line.

Galway match-ups: Kieran Molloy on Paul Geaney, Sean Kelly on David Clifford, Jack Glynn on Paudie Clifford.

Kerry 0-0 Galway 0-1

5 mins – Shane Walsh converts a 45 after Liam Silke was blocked by Sean O’Shea. 

Kerry match-ups: Tom O’Sullivan on Shane Walsh, Graham O’Sullivan on Finnerty and Jason Foley on Damien Comer.

Kerry 0-0 Galway 0-2

8 mins – John Daly puts a peach of a pass in front of Johnny Heaney, who takes his point. Lovely score.

Kerry 0-1 Galway 0-2

8 mins – David Clifford catches a wonderful mark and puts it over to open Kerry’s account. 

Kerry 0-1 Galway 0-3

9 mins – John Daly drives forward and Shane Walsh swings over.

Kerry 0-1 Galway 0-4

12 mins - Galway are getting the sort of space in attack they didn’t have v Derry or Armagh. Shane Walsh clips over a free to extend the lead.

Kerry 0-2 Galway 0-4

14 mins – Molloy fouls Diarmuid O’Connor and David Clifford applies the finish.

Kerry 0-2 Galway 0-5

17 mins – After Paul Geaney kicks a wide at one end, Walsh drives forward and splits the posts. That came from a lovely Gleeson kick-out. 

Kerry 0-3 Galway 0-5

17 mins – Geaney slots over a mark to settle Kerry. 

Kerry 0-4 Galway 0-5

18 mins – David Clifford strokes over a big point from 40m. Kerry are starting to motor offensively now.

Kerry 0-5 Galway 0-5

20 mins – Kerry are level. Stephen O’Brien finishes a patient move. 

Kerry 0-5 Galway 0-6

22 mins – Matthew Tierney drives at Kerry and is fouled by David Moran. Walsh sends Galway back in front off his left. Brilliant start to this game and it’s fairly open.

Kerry 0-6 Galway 0-6

23 mins – Graham O’Sullivan delivers a long ball into Clifford. He fetches and puts over the bar. The long diagonal is working a charm for the Kingdom. 

David Clifford is booked after a high challenge on Sean Kelly. 

Shane Walsh increases @Galway_GAA's lead to three with an outstanding point. pic.twitter.com/FsDSzUcXUv

— The GAA (@officialgaa) July 24, 2022

0 wides for Galway, 6 for Kerry.

Kerry 0-6 Galway 0-7

29 mins – Jack Glynn breaks forward for a lovely score. 

Kerry 0-7 Galway 0-7

33 mins – A lovely move sees Paudie Clifford fouled after quick hands from Geaney. O’Shea converts the free.

Kerry 0-7 Galway 0-8

34 mins – Cillian McDaid wins the break on a kick-out plays a one-two and strokes over. 

Half-time: Kerry 0-7 Galway 0-8

Some action from the first-half:

Laszlo Geczo / INPHO Laszlo Geczo / INPHO / INPHO

James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

Bryan Keane / INPHO Bryan Keane / INPHO / INPHO

Two Kerry half-time subs: Killian Spillane for David Moran and Adrian Spillane for Paul Geaney.

Kerry 0-8 Galway 0-9

36 mins – Damien Comer wins a free and Walsh converts the free. David Clifford immediately responds. 

Kerry 0-9 Galway 0-9

38 mins – Diarmuid O’Connor breaks a line and levels Kerry.

Kerry 0-9 Galway 0-10

40 mins – Tom O’Sullivan is having a tough afternoon on Shane Walsh. The Galway ace strokes over his sixth of the day after driving past the Kerry defender. 

Kerry 0-11 Galway 0-10

41 mins –  Great pass inside by Graham O’Sullivan, Paudie Clifford blazes it over. It he hadn’t slipped there he was in for a goal. Moments later David Clifford adds another, this one from distance. Kerry move in front.

Kerry 0-11 Galway 0-11

43 mins – John Daly assists for a McDaid score.

Blood sub: Jack Savage is on as a blood sub for Paudie Clifford.

Kerry 0-12 Galway 0-12

44 mins – Shane Walsh is enjoying himself out there. He lands a stunning point. Killian Spillane pulls one back.

Kerry 0-12 Galway 0-14

46 mins – Kieran Molloy lands one after a Conroy shot dropped short and was recycled. Then McDaid bursts forward for his third.

Paudie Clifford resumes for Kerry.

Galway sub: Finnian O Laoi for Finnerty. 

Kerry 0-13 Galway 0-14

49 mins – Mayhem in the Galway defence as Gleeson pulls down Spillane. He was lucky not to get a black card there. Sean O’Shea puts the free over. 

Kerry 0-14 Galway 0-14

52 mins – Kerry are back on level terms again after Graham O’Sullivan points. 

Kerry 0-15 Galway 0-14

54 mins – Paudie Clifford is fouled and brother David swings it over.

Kerry 0-16 Galway 0-14

56 mins – Paudie Clifford breaks forward and extends the lead to two. 

Kerry sub: Micheál Byrne for Stephen O’Brien.

Four-in-a-row for Kerry. Can Galway respond?

Galway sub: Cathal Sweeney for Paul Conroy.

11 minutes since Galway scored. 

Kerry 0-16 Galway 0-14

60 mins – Tom O’Sullivan shoots just wide from the outside of the boot after a long period of Kerry possession. Hawk-Eye worked in Galway’s favour there.

Kerry 0-16 Galway 0-15

61 mins – McDaid takes a heavy shoulder from Gavin White. However, it looked shoulder to shoulder. The referee awards a placed ball to the Tribesmen, despite White’s protests. Walsh has no trouble from the free. 

Kerry sub: Paul Murphy for O Beaglaoich.

Galway sub: Eoin Finnerty for Heaney.

Kerry 0-16 Galway 0-16

65 mins – McDaid levels it! Comer won the kick-out and set-up the midfielder for his fourth. What a moment. 

Kerry 0-17 Galway 0-16

66 mins – Kerry are awarded a very controversial free that Clifford scores from a tight angle.

McDaid shoots a wide for Galway. They’re a point down with two minutes left. 

Kerry are playing key ball now.

Kerry 0-18 Galway 0-16

69 mins – Burns fists into Killian Spillane who goes past Molloy and fists over. 

We’ll have five minutes of added time. 

Kerry 0-18 Galway 0-16

71 mins – McDaid is fouled and Walsh puts a very difficult free wide.

Kerry 0-19 Galway 0-16

72 mins – Gavin White fists over after good play from Paul Murphy and Sean O’Shea.

Kerry 0-20 Galway 0-16

74 mins –  O’Shea puts over a close range free after a Kerry counter attack. It’s almost over now.

Full-time: Kerry 0-20 Galway 0-16