Galway and Kerry meet in a repeat of the 2022 All-Ireland Football Final this Sunday (26th March) when they clash in Round 7 of the Allianz League Division 1.
With eight points from six games, a draw will put Padraic Joyce's team into a final with Mayo. The last time Galway beat Kerry in the league was a 1-14 to 0-14 win in Tralee in 2018.
Throw-in at Pearse Stadium on Sunday is 1.45pm and we'll have LIVE coverage here on Galway Bay FM.
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Mayo have qualified for the Division 1 final of the Allianz Football League for the second successive year and for the third time in five seasons. The only unbeaten team in the group, they secured a final place in six games.
Their clash with Monaghan in Castlebar next Sunday is far more important to the visitors, who need to win to have any chance of avoiding relegation.
Mayo’s opponents in the final will be Galway, Kerry, Roscommon or Tyrone. All four could end up on eight points, in which case scoring difference would decide who faced Mayo in the final.
Derry have clinched promotion from Division 2 and will be joined by Dublin or Louth who meet on Sunday. Cavan will be promoted from Division 3.
DIVISION 1: WHO WILL JOIN MAYO IN THE FINAL?
Sunday (1.45): Galway v Kerry, Pearse Stadium; Roscommon v Donegal, Dr. Hyde Park; Tyrone v Armagh, Omagh; Mayo v Monaghan, Hastings Insurance MacHale Park.
What’s decided? Mayo have qualified for the final.
What’s to be decided? Galway (8 points), Kerry, Roscommon, Tyrone (6 points each) are all in with a chance of reaching the final. A draw against Kerry would be enough to earn Galway a place in the final, irrespective of results elsewhere. Donegal (3), Monaghan (4), Armagh (5) have relegation concerns, with Donegal most at risk as they not only need to beat Roscommon but also hope other results go their way to have any chance of avoiding the drop.
Sunday’s Games
Galway are seeking their first win over Kerry since 2018 when they won a Division 1 game by three points. Kerry have won four times since then – by a point in the 2019 and 2020 Leagues; by 23 points in the 2021 League and by four points in last year’s All-Ireland final.
Roscommon and Donegal last met in the League in 2017 when Donegal won by a point. Mayo beat Monaghan by two points in last year’s League.
Tyrone and Armagh met twice last year, with Armagh winning both. They won by six points in both the League and All-Ireland championship qualifier.
TOP SCORERS
Ryan O’Donoghue (Mayo)...... 2-22 (16 frees, 1 mark)
Darren McCurry (Tyrone).........0-26 (18 frees, 1 mark)
Rian O’Neill (Armagh)..............0-24 (13 frees, 4’45s’, 1 mark)
Matthew Tierney (Galway)........3-13 (0-5 frees, 0-01 ‘45’)
Diarmuid Murtagh (Roscommon)...1-15 (0-9 frees)
ALLIANZ FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2023: RESULTS & FIXTURES
DIVISION 1
Round 1: Mayo 1-11 Galway 2-8; Donegal 0-13 Kerry 1-9; Roscommon 3-11 Tyrone 1-12; Armagh 1-14 Monaghan 1-12.
Round 2: Kerry 3-16 Monaghan 0-14; Roscommon 0-9 Galway 0-8; Tyrone 0-16 Donegal 0-8; Armagh 0-17 Mayo 0-17.
Round 3: Mayo 2-14 Kerry 1-10; Galway 0-16 Tyrone 0-13; Monaghan 1-20 Donegal 0-15; Roscommon 1-12 Armagh 0-12.
Round 4: Kerry 0-12 Armagh 0-11; Mayo 4-10 Tyrone 0-12; Donegal 1-9 Galway 1-9; Monaghan 0-14 Roscommon 0-11.
Round 5: Armagh 0-13 Donegal 0-10; Galway 1-13 Monaghan 0-10; Tyrone 1-15 Kerry 2-9; Mayo 1-16 Roscommon 2-11.
Round 6: Galway 1-8 Armagh 1-6; Kerry 1-12 Roscommon 0-12; Tyrone 2-15 Monaghan 0-13; Mayo 1-17 Donegal 0-9.
Round 7: March 26: Galway v Kerry; Roscommon v Donegal; Tyrone v Armagh; Mayo v Monaghan.
