Galway dominate Cork to reach All-Ireland final

Galway dominate Cork to reach All-Ireland finalImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Galway are through to their first All-Ireland final since 2018ByDavid MohanBBC Sport NI journalistPublished34 minutes agoGalway booked a place in the All-Ireland hurling final for the first time since 2018 as they upset Cork with a 2-26 to 1-18 win at Croke Park on Saturday.The Tribesmen, who also won their first Leinster title in eight years last month, produced a strong first half and stunning second to shut down a Cork side that was seeking a third-straight final appearance.It turned into a similar day for the Rebels from their previous appearance at Croke Park as in last year's final, it went badly wrong in the second period and it was same again as facing an organised defensive structure, they lost their way and hit just five points after the break.Galway's last Liam MacCarthy success came in 2017 under the stewardship of Micheal Donoghue before losing the following year's final to Limerick whom they could meet in this year's decider should the Shannonsiders get past Clare in Sunday's second semi-final.They got to hurling's biggest day with an excellent performance, suffocating Cork and leaving plenty of space to attack which they did with aplomb.With 14 different scorers across the piece, Galway's team display was underlined as substitute Conor Cooney's 1-1 made him his team's top scorer.From front to back, Galway's leaders stood up while Jason Rabbitte produced a man-of-the-match performance with three points to his name.Cork just didn't have the same spread with six scorers, led by the excellent Brian Hayes with seven points, but even his influence was curbed in the second period by Galway's ravenous display and the Rebels would lose captain Darragh Fitzgibbon to a second yellow midway through the second period which compounded their woes.Galway make a flying startGalway couldn't have wished for a better sta...