Cork boss Ben O’Connor was delighted with the “good fighting attitude” his team displayed in the second-half to defeat Galway in last night’s Allianz Hurling League Division 1A clash in Salthill.

Two late goals from Brian Hayes saw the Leesiders’ getting over the line towards a 2-20 to 1-21 victory which marks their second win of the campaign.

Speaking to RTE Sport after the game at Pearse Stadium, O’Connor admitted that there were “a few harsh words” spoke in the Cork dressing room at half-time following the team’s first-half performance.

"Galway should have been out of sight. They had a lot of wides. We were under a bit of pressure, to be fair about it. We weren’t happy at half-time. Maybe last week after winning so easy maybe a small bit lethargic starting off and I just think that at half-time there were a few harsh words inside and we just said we wanted to see the best of you in the second-half and in fairness we did.

"A dogged win, exactly what you want in the league, good fighting attitude out of fellas. It was nice to get the two points at the end of the day.”

On next weekend’s showdown with Tipperary, which marks the first competitive meeting between the Rebels and Tipp since last July’s All-Ireland SHC final, O’Connor added: "We can’t wait for it. I suppose that was the standout league fixture when they all came out, below in the Páirc and I’m sure it will be as close as ever. We've got a couple of night’s training now over the week. We'll get set for that, and we'll be looking forward to that next Saturday night."

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