Sunday May 20

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Kilkenny v Offaly, Nowlan Park, 3pm

Liam Blanchfield's late goal capped a typically daring Kilkenny revival at Parnell Park. How crucial that Kilkenny burst was will only become clear as the summer progress.

Leaving Parnell Park armed with two points ensured it was mission accomplished for Kilkenny regardless of all the problems Dublin created for the visitors.

The previous evening in Tullamore there was little wrong with Offaly's attitude or application, but Galway just had that extra bit of forward power.

Kevin Martin was satisfied with how Offaly competed and the Faithful will want to be similarly aggressive in Nowlan Park.

Valuable lessons are being learned by Offaly, who have shown signs of improvement, but any match with Kilkenny is always demanding.

KILKENNY: Eoin Murphy; Joey Holden, Padraig Walsh, Paddy Deegan; Conor Delaney, Cillian Buckley, Paul Murphy; Conor Fogarty, James Maher; Martin Keoghan, TJ Reid, Richie Leahy; John Donnelly, Walter Walsh, Luke Scanlon.

OFFALY: Eoghan Cahill; Tom Spain, Sean Gardiner, Ben Conneely; Damien Egan, Pat Camon, Brendan Murphy; David King, Shane Kinsella; Joe Bergin, Conor Mahon, Oisin Kelly; Dan Currams, Colin Egan, Shane Dooley.