The Galway Senior Footballers ambitions of a first National Football League Title since 1981 suffered a severe blow on Sunday Afternoon when beaten 3-23 to 0-17 by Mayo at Tuam Stadium.
Kevin Dwyer Reports
After the game, Kevin spoke to a disappointed Galway Manager Padraig Joyce.
Mayo manager James Horan also spoke to the assembled media following their win.
Scorers for Mayo: Cillian O’Connor 0-10 (8s), Mark Moran, Paddy Durcan, and Conor Loftus (1m) 1-2 each, Tommy Conroy and Aidan O’Shea 0-3 each, Stephen Coen 0-1 (m).
Scorers for Galway: Robert Finnerty 0-7 (5fs), Paul Conroy 0-3, Liam Silke 0-2, Cillian McDaid, Gary O’Donnell, Matthias O Baireid, Adrian Varley, and Cein D’Arcy 0-1 each.
MAYO: David Clarke; Oisin Mullin, David McBrien, Lee Keegan; Paddy Durcan, Stephen Coen, Eoghan McLaughlin; Mattie Ruane, Conor Loftus; Fionn McDonagh, Mark Moran, Diarmuid O’Connor; Cillian O’Connor, Aidan O’Shea, Tommy Conroy.
Subs: Bryan Walsh for McDonagh (43), Padraig O’Hora for McBrien (50), Darren Coen for C O’Connor (54), Ryan O’Donoghue for D O’Connor (54), Jordan Flynn for Ruane (62).
GALWAY: Connor Gleeson; Conor Campbell, Sean Andy O Ceallaigh, Johnny Heaney; Liam Silke, Johnny Duane, Cillian McDaid; Cein D’Arcy, John Maher; Eamonn Brannigan, Damien Comer, Jason Leonard; Robert Finnerty, Paul Conroy, Ian Burke.
Subs: Michael Daly for Comer (5), Gary O’Donnell for Duane (10), Adrian Varley for Brannigan (31), Tom Flynn for Maher (HT), Matthias O Baireid for D’Arcy (56).
REFEREE: Maurice Deegan (Laois).
Weekend's Division One Results
Kerry 0-17 Monaghan 0-14
Dublin1-20 Meath 0-19
Galway 0-17 Mayo 3-23
Donegal 2-17 Tyrone 2-13
Next Week’s Fixtures
Saturday October 24th (2pm)
Kerry v Donegal at Austin Stack Park
Sunday October 25th (2pm)
Galway v Dublin at Pearse Stadium
Monaghan v Meath at Clones
Mayo v Tyrone at McHale Park
