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Published 16:22 14 Feb 2019 GMT
Updated 08:59 15 Feb 2019 GMT
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Footage from the Electric Ireland live stream
The powerhouse that is Kinvara's Conor Whelan followed his blazing trail with a trademark hard-earned score from play and from an angle soon after.
NUI Galway had the better of it in these opening stages with Evan Niland and Liam Forde also looking sharp in attack but Mary I never panicked.
And with a man like Gillane up top, why would they?
Kilruane McDonagh's club man Craig Morgan powered into the game from wing back and his zinging deliveries into the teacher training college's forward line were only begging to be met.
And Gillane met them head on.
He reeled off two fine scores, off right and off left in an explosive two minute spell but there was more to come.
Colin Guilfoyle was fouled just before half-time and with the NUI Galway goalie doing everything to put Gillane off, he responded perfectly with a powerful low shot before some showboating.
The game continued in that vein in the second half, with Niland and Gillane trading scores but nobody in the NUI backline could manage Gillane and in the end, that was enough for the I.Cork star tracks down young fan he accidentally injured at Tipp game
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