YOUNG GALWAY DEFENDER Paul Killeen suffered a suspected cruciate ligament injury during the first-half of their Leinster SHC win over Dublin.
It was an impressive victory for the Tribesmen but the injury to Killeen took some of the gloss off the day.
The 22-year-old was helped off on 26 minutes after suffering a knee injury and Galway boss Michael Donoghue said Galway are fearing the worst.
“Unfortunately, we lost Paul Killeen, which looks like a cruciate injury,” Donoghue told RTÉ Sport.
“That puts a huge dampener on the win for us.”
Killeen will undergo a scan in the coming days to reveal the extent of the injury.
Donoghue was satisfied with the routine victory as Galway booked a last four meeting with Offaly.
“It’s the first game of the Leinster championship so obviously we’re delighted with the win. It’s good to get up and running. I thought we started off sluggish enough but got into the game. The boys’ attitude and commitment was very good.
“Dublin are a great team and it was a good contest. The scoreboard probably flattered us in the end but that’s probably down to them having a man sent off. Once they went down to 14 it opened it up for us.”
“Similar to the league final, we’re coming away with a win but with a lot to work on. We have a good team and we’ll look forward to the Offaly game now in three weeks’ time.”
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