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Irish Times
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Galway battle through wind and rain to retain Connacht crown against Mayo
Connacht SFC final: Galway 0-16 Mayo 1-4 Galway are the Connacht SFC champions for the 19th time after successfully retaining their crown in Castlebar on Sunday. An early six-point lead spearheaded by Róisín Leonard and Olivia Divilly was never surrendered despite Sinead Walsh finding the net from the penalty spot for Mayo in the second half. Galway had the assistance of a stiff wind for the first half but Mayo kept things tight in defence. The Tribeswomen eventually broke through when Leonard converted a free on 11 minutes. They doubled that advantage two minutes later when Divilly to fire over a score. READ MORE The defending champions continued through a Leonard double, the second a skilful shot off the outside of her boot after taking Lynsey Noone's pass. Divilly and Leonard brought Galway's total to six before Mayo started finding space at the other end. As the sun broke through the rain, Hannah Reape was fouled, allowing Walsh to open her account. The reprieve was short-lived as Divilly got her third, but Mayo hit back with Erin Murray fisting over on 28 minutes. But Galway pushed on to the break, Nicola Ward and Hannah Noone making it 0-9 to 0-2 for half-time. *FULL TIME* 🏆 GALWAY add a Connacht title to their NFL title from earlier this season! 🏆🏆 📺 — Ladies Football (@LadiesFootball) Even against the elements after the restart, Galway continued building their advantage as Leonard's free was followed by further points for Ward and Hannah Noone to put 10 between the sides on 40 minutes. Mayo had threatened shortly before when Kathryn Sullivan hit the crossbar, but another opportunity came when substitute Clodagh Keane was pushed drawing the penalty. Walsh then slotted low to best Dearbhla Gower. Mayo came close again on 48 minutes, but this time Gower was on the money, her boot denying Keane the host's a second goal. At the other end, Galway registered the next two white flags through Ailbhe Davoren and a Divilly free. A Walsh brace brought Mayo's deficit back to 0-14 to 1-4 but Galway's substitutes had the final say as Eva Noone and Shauna Hynes signed the scoresheet. Galway now advance to take on Donegal and Tipperary in the All-Ireland series while Mayo will face Cork and the Munster champions. GALWAY: D Gower; B Quinn, S Ní Loingsigh, K Geraghty; H Noone, N Ward (0-2), C Trill; L Ward, S Divilly; L Noone (0-2), K Thompson, A Davoren (0-1); O Divilly (0-4, 1f), R Leonard (0-5, 4f), K Slevin. Subs: S Hynes (0-1) for Thompson (37), E Noone (0-1) for L Noone (45), A Trill for Leonard (47), A Ní Cheallaigh for C Trill (51), L Coen for Davoren (51). MAYO: J Gawalkiewicz; L Wallace, N O'Malley, C Durkan; D Caldwell, H Reape, S Lally; E Murray (0-1), C Whyte; E Brennan, K Sullivan, A McDonnell; S Walsh (1-3, 1-0 pen, 2f), C Doherty, S El Massry. Subs: B Hession for Doherty (HT), C Keane for McDonnell (HT), L Hanley for Whyte (47), S McNulty for Sullivan (51), A Devereux for Brennan (57). Referee: J Niland (Sligo).
RTÉ News
16-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
The Championship: Race for Sam hots up, provincial hurling battles resume
This week on the Championship, Damian Lawlor chats to former Mayo footballer Keith Higgins and Sligo's Niall Murphy about the weekend's All-Ireland SFC round-robin action. Galway face a big test of their Sam Maguire credentials, it's crunch time for Clare and Down, while Mayo look to lift morale following their loss in the Connacht SFC final. Roscommon also head for Killarney searching for a spark to ignite their summer. In hurling, former Kilkenny star Eoin Larkin also drops in to preview a mouthwatering menu of provincial collisions, with Leinster and Munster coming to the boil.
Sunday World
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Sunday World
Pat Spillane: I now see four counties leading the race for Sam
sam team | While the Tribesmen look like they mean business, the Connacht championship hasn't been up to its usual standard, so it's hard to know what to make of them We had an absolute cracker of a championship match in the Connacht final meeting of Galway and Mayo. We've had many fine games in the 2025 championship so far, but this was the best yet. Christ, it had everything: tension, drama, physicality, man-to-man contests, intensity and superb individual displays from the likes of Dylan McHugh, Paul Conroy and Cillian McDaid. Jordan Flynn of Mayo in action against Galway's Seán Mulkerrin during the Connacht SFC final at MacHale Park in Castlebar. Photo: Seb Daly/Sportsfile News in 90 seconds - 12th May 2025 We saw displays of supreme skill: Connor Gleeson's save from Enda Hession; Conroy's two-point shooting; McHugh's block on Paul Towey; McDaid's lung-bursting solo run towards the end. And the penalty score by Matthew Tierney, planted with perfection into the corner of the net. Unstoppable. Of course, there were a lot of talking points. The penalty was very harsh and should not have been awarded. But it was a captivating match, in which the result was in doubt right up to the final whistle, generating a fantastic atmosphere before a full house in Castlebar. Everything you desired from a sporting contest was unfolding before your eyes over 70-plus minutes at MacHale Park in that contest. I was in a state of bliss watching on. I now see four counties leading the race for Sam. In no particular order, they are: Kerry, Galway, Armagh and Donegal. Dublin and Tyrone are behind them in a chasing pack of two. Let's look at Galway. They were very impressive. If you told me beforehand that Galway wouldn't have their two best forwards – Damien Comer and Shane Walsh – available for a Connacht final in Castlebar, I would say they would be seriously up against it. But this Galway championship team of 2025 has looked a very serious beast so far. They have improved on last year when they could, indeed should, have won an All-Ireland. This year, they have built a strong panel. They have the physicality and athleticism and strong runners suited to this modern game. We know how important kick-outs are under the new rules. Well, Galway have the best high-fielders in the middle third in the game. I thought their game management which, remember, let them down in last year's All-Ireland final, was spot on. With 17 minutes to go, Mayo drew level and had momentum and the wind, yet Galway outscored them 0-4 to 0-2 to the finish. Their composure was exceptional. After a bad start when falling 1-2 to 0-2 down after six minutes, they took control in outscoring Mayo 1-8 to 0-0. What I liked about their attack was that after a couple of failed efforts at two-pointers, they introduced variety to the attack and worked the ball nearer the goal for their scores. From 22 shots, they had 18 scores. That is a seriously good return. Their decision-making was good too, always finding the right options in attack when getting a shooter into space. And of course, the final thing: the press on Mayo's kick-out was key. Are they the finished article? I'm not sure. I don't think the Connacht championship this year was up to its usual standard, so we'll have to wait and see. They will still need Comer and Walsh for the big games in Croke Park, that's for sure. And then there is the little matter of the group of death they are in with Dublin, Derry and the losers of the Ulster final. What can I say about Mayo? Again, glorious in defeat; they died with their boots on. A really battling performance but, sadly, yet another defeat. To be fair, there was a lot to like about their performance. Their game management in the first 12 minutes was good, they had 73 per cent of the possession, outscored Galway and were a goal in front. Their high press, attacking variation and turnover count was top class. And star forward Ryan O'Donoghue, after a slow first half, stood up and was counted. Am I writing off Mayo? Definitely not! They're a resilient bunch and will take a scalp or two in the group stages and maybe even beyond. But will Sam be heading to Mayo? Not on the evidence of what I've seen so far. I saw so many worrying stats. Twenty-eight minutes of the first half with no score. Only five out of 11 kick-outs were successful. Their kick-out win rate was a mere 30pc for the entire game, which in the modern game is fatal. I am beginning to think Mayo are perfect exponents of the well-worn definition of insanity, where you do the same thing over and over again and expect different results. Mayo's failing over the years can be narrowed down to two categories: attacking shortcomings and game management flaws in the vital last quarter. Their shooting spread stats were abysmal. Five scorers in total – and that includes the goalie. Twenty-eight shots, six more than Galway, but only 16 out of the 28 converted. That's not good enough. A lack of shooters from distance. They had nine two-point attempts but converted just one third of them. But the key is that final quarter. With the finish line in sight and possible victory, not for the first time, their game management, lack of composure, decision-making, shot execution and lack of leadership came to the fore. Their build-up play was slow, their movement on and off the ball was very poor. And let's look at that final 17 minutes when the teams were tied at 1-13 apiece. Ten attacks from Mayo were mounted in that period. So many didn't come to fruition. Davitt Neary was pulled for over-carrying having taken the ball into traffic. A kicked pass from Matthew Ruane bounced over O'Donoghue. The other eight raids resulted in shots but yielded only two points from frees. Towey kicked a point effort wide when off balance. Towey kicked another wide under pressure. Jack Carney had a shot blocked down. O'Donoghue had a free that dropped short. That's fear. If that was in Belmullet, then O'Donoghue would put that one over the bar. But in a Connacht final that is fear and lack of conviction. Hession had a goal attempt saved by Gleeson, the wrong man in the right place; he needed to shoot low. McHugh's block down on Towey was another failed attempt. And then it goes to the last play and, trailing by two, you would expect all counties to have a strategy in place to try and work a two-point score with the last kick of the game. You have to get your best shooter on the ball in the best possible position to have a go. They didn't manage that, and didn't seem to know how. They ended up with Ruane getting the ball well out on the side and kicking a low percentage shot with the outside of the right foot that screwed wide. It never looked likely to land. Sadly, in a way, that 17 minutes was a microcosm of Mayo's failings over the last 12 years or so. When will they learn? Kerry star David Clifford scored 2-5 from seven shots against Clare in the Munster SFC final at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney. Photo: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile Only one contender here: the Kerry v Clare Munster final. After three-and-a-half minutes with the score at 1-2 to 0-0 in Kerry's favour, I wrote on my sheet of paper 'game over', and I was proved right. Not much analysis is needed. This was men versus boys, a Division 1 team against a Division 3 side. You might well ask what is the difference? The main difference is speed of thought and speed of action. Kerry's superior speed and reactions severely punished Clare, who found out that they don't have the time and space they had in Division 3. The positive for Clare is that their heads never dropped and they won the second half 14 points to 10. Scoring 21 points against Kerry is a good day's work Let's be honest, they were never going to win the game. But the failure to press up on Kerry's kick-out was a kamikaze tactic. Handing easy possession to a team of Kerry's quality can only mean one thing, and that's what happened. What can Kerry take from their latest outing? They were very impressive in the first half, scoring 4-10 to 0-7. Their use of the extra man when Clare went down to 14 was also effective, and they really hammered home the advantage, scoring 2-2 to Clare's 0-1 in that spell. And David Clifford got 2-5 from seven shots. Wow! Even though it was one-sided, I could still see some improvement and learnings from the Cork game. They were better on two-pointers, scoring three. Scoring two-pointers is vital if they are to win the All-Ireland. Their shooting efficiency also improved, the 12 wides against Cork reduced to four against Clare. And here is a class stat. Against Cork, during the 20 minutes of extra-time, Kerry scored 1-4 and hit no wides. It was the 30th minute before they kicked their first wide. That means in 50 minutes of actual playing time, they scored 5-11 without kicking a wide. There is no doubt that the new rules suit Kerry's kicking style. They are clearly going for goals: 24 were registered in 10 league and championship games. Last year in two Munster championship games, they scored no goals; they have seven from two this year. They dropped a level in the second half, but that was to be expected. Dublin camogie star Aisling Maher of Dublin in action against Laura Murphy of Kilkenny. Photo: George Tewkesbury/Sportsfile If the ball is touched en route from a two-point shot, you only get one point. Pray tell, who came up with this daft idea? Or could an All-Ireland final be decided by a mere fingernail touching a ball? It is a joke and needs to be sorted out. The TV and ground clocks need to be synchronised. There was over three minutes of a discrepancy in the Mayo-Galway game. Surely to God it wouldn't take much to sort that out? A quick mention of the skorts controversy – thankfully, it looks as though the Camogie Association has rescued the situation, but what an own goal it was in the first place. Finally, while I am on about being tone deaf, you might have noticed in the Sunday Independent Ireland Thinks May 2025 poll, people were asked when should the GAA All-Ireland finals take place? Six per cent stated July, 21pc August and 53pc September, while 20pc didn't know. Given that Tom Ryan suggested it needs to be moved, and Jarlath Burns too, the president's comments last week that nothing is going to happen, with no change in 2026, is tone deaf and very much against public opinion among the majority of GAA supporters. But of course, he let the cat out of the bag when he said that Croke Park was now vital in creating money for the GAA courtesy of its hosting of concerts and American football, and whatever you're having yourself. It is a case of he who pays the piper calls the tune, and Croke Park stadium is now in control. I think it is a major own goal that we are not catering for our two top competitions and our leading football and hurling stars. Jarlath, a man who likes to lead, should have shown more leadership in this regard. Not a major change, but at least a tweaking, a recognition that it needs to change.
The Irish Sun
04-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Galway edge Connacht final thriller to claim four-in-a-row over bitter rivals Mayo
IN A game of moments, Galway made the big ones count as they edged another Connacht final classic against Mayo. 2 Galway captain Seán Kelly lifts the Nestor Cup after his side's victory in the Connacht GAA Football Senior Championship final vs Mayo 2 Paul Conroy of Galway tussles with Mayo's Donnacha McHugh in a tense and thrilling Connacht SFC final It looked like curtains when But they nearly produced a miracle after an epic second half performance that just fell short, but boss Kevin McStay knows moral victories mean nothing when these two go to war. He said: 'Galway are the champions and we're not, we have to suck that up now and get on with it. 'But that's our job is to kind of put a bit of shape on the next fortnight, we were going to have to play the round robin anyway. READ MORE ON GAA "It's not like if we won, somebody was going to give us a pass to the quarter-finals. 'So win or lose, this was facing us and I suppose I'll take a little bit of comfort from the fact that we've done this, this is our third year now to face into the same circumstances. 'We don't have a provincial title and maybe take some solace from the Armagh effort, this time last year they'd lost a very tight Ulster final. Then, they were able to resurrect their season and keep it going obviously. 'Unless I believe in what we are doing I can hardly sell that to the players but I don't have to because I know they will react. Most read in GAA Football 'But they are so sore now and disappointed and it is a tough dressing room right now. We have only ourselves to blame about how this is. 'We got into a position to win it, we didn't win it and we need to reflect on that now and see can we improve, and we need to improve fairly quickly at seeing out these games. Tipperary GAA legend reveals surprising difference between 'pressure' of playing for club vs county 'Galway have the cup now, we had one shot to draw it, that is how close this bloody thing is, but close is no good.' The Tribes looked home and hosed at the break as star hitmen Shane Walsh (back) and Damien Comer (hamstring) looked on from the stand - but Mayo's revival made for a classic. Two-pointers from Matthew Ruane and O'Donoghue reeled Galway in before Davitt Neary and Darren McHale got them back within one in a flash. But as they stared each other down, Mayo blinked first. They never took the lead in the entire second half, and Connor Gleeson made sure of that when he got a touch on O'Donoghue's free from outside the arc on 53 minutes, reducing its worth to one. A frantic finale followed, and Galway fluffed a huge goal chance when Liam Silke played in Cathal Sweeney but the Salthill man lost his footing and Stephen Coen cleared the danger. Cillian McDaid led Galway's final charge, and scored their first point in 10 minutes to ease the pressure when Matthew Thompson put it on a plate for him. With the game level and an hour on the clock, a disastrous Colm Reape kickout went straight into Rob Finnerty's hands and Rory Brickenden was black carded for hauling him down. Playing with 14 men for the final 10 minutes took its toll against a Galway team gunning for Sam, and their extra bit of quality prevailed. Finnerty scored the resulting free and the brilliant Paul Conroy quickly followed suit from play to bring his tally to 0-7. Gleeson denied Enda Hession a certain goal at the other end, before Dylan McHugh somehow blocked Paul Towie's effort a minute later when he pulled the trigger. Big moments. With their tails up, Liam Ó Conaghaile got Galway's insurance score to put them two ahead as the buzzer sounded and he lapped it up in front of the 27,137 gripped by the game. Mayo craved an equaliser that never came, as Matthew Ruane's wide signalled another summer without a Connacht title since their last in 2021. Padraic Joyce's men enter the All-Ireland series group of death along with Dublin, Derry and whoever loses Saturday's Ulster final between Armagh and Donegal - but beating their arch rivals was top priority yesterday morning. Reigning Footballer of the Year Conroy lorded Castlebar with 0-6 in the first half as Johnny McGrath held O'Donoghue to two scores from open play in a gripping duel. Galway led by eight at the break thanks to Conroy's two-point treble and Matthew Tierney's penalty after McHale's goal on seven minutes gave Mayo a dream start. Davitt Neary split open the Tribe defence when he danced around Jack Glynn, and fed the Knockmore man to lash home despite Johnny McGrath's presence on the line. It fired them 1-2 to 0-2 ahead, but they failed to score for the next 27 minutes as Galway slowly pulled away with wind advantage. Conroy had already boomed over his first orange flag from 45 metres out, and swiftly followed up from a free after McHale's goal to silence the home support. Mayo struggled to feed the ball into Aidan O'Shea, who was well marshalled by Sean Fitzgerald. Conroy fired over on the double again when his brilliant dummy fooled Jack Carney and he planted over to spark a 1-6 scoring spree. Matthew Thompson, McDaid, Sean Kelly and Finnerty followed suit as Jordan Flynn and Reape fired wide at the other end. The Tribes won a penalty 10 minutes before the break when Céin Darcy sent McGrath through on goal. His shot was saved by Reape, but the Mayo stopper was penalised for a foot-block and Tierney fired home from the spot to make it 1-10 to 1-2 before a sizzling second half for the ages. Losing to the old enemy at home was far from ideal, and there was far more pressure on Mayo to win after unconvincing performances against Sligo and Leitrim beforehand. An All-Ireland series group alongside the Ulster champions, Tyrone and Cavan awaits - but MacHale Park was maroon and white. MAYO 1-15 GALWAY 1-17 MAYO: C Reape 0-1 45; J Coyne, D McHugh, E Hession; R Brickenden, D McBrien, S Coen; D O'Connor, M Ruane 0-2, 1tp; D Neary 0-1, D McHale 1-2; J Flynn; A O'Shea, J Carney, R O'Donoghue 0-9, 6f, 1tp. Subs: S Callinan for McBrien (blood) 10mins; P Towey for O'Connor HT, F Boland for Neary 61, F Kelly for McHale 66 GALWAY: C Gleeson; J McGrath, S Fitzgerald, J Glynn; D McHugh, S Mulkerrin, L Silke; P Conroy 0-7, 2tp, 1tpf, S Kelly 0-1; C Darcy, J Maher, C McDaid 0-2; M Tierney 1-1, 1pen, R Finnerty 0-4, 3f, M Thompson 0-1. Subs: C Sweeney for Maher HT; K Molloy for Fitzgerald 41, C Hernon for Mulkerrin 49, P Cooke for Sweeney 61, L Ó Conghaile 0-1 for Thompson 66 REFEREE: P Neilan (Roscommon)
Irish Times
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Galway show their steel as Mayo come up just short once again
Connacht SFC final: Mayo 1-15 Galway 1-17 In a game of inches, fingertips made the difference to secure Galway a fourth consecutive Nestor Cup after a gripping Connacht final at sun-drenched MacHale Park in Castlebar. Mayo will have regrets, when do they not? They chose to play against the wind in the first half, trailed by eight at the interval, got back level inside 20 minutes of the restart but failed to take the lead at any stage. And when the game-defining moments arrived, Galway seized them. Mayo had reduced the gap to the minimum in the 53rd minute when Ryan O'Donoghue stood over a central free just outside the 45-metre line in two-pointer territory. Having all but wiped out Galway's lead and at that stage dominating the contest, the home fans had the smell of Galway blood in their nostrils. READ MORE With the wind at his back, and Mayo in the ascendancy, O'Donoghue sent his effort towards its intended target – but crucially Galway goalkeeper Connor Gleeson launched himself skyward and managed to get his fingertips to the ball as it dropped over the crossbar. That touch reduced the score from a two-pointer to just one point. It was enough to bring Mayo level at 1-13 apiece but it had denied the home side the oxygen of taking the lead in front of a raucous 27,137 crowd. They still had the momentum, but they hadn't got the lead. And it never came. Mayo registered three wides in the four minutes that followed. They were hammering on the door but just couldn't kick it open. Matthew Tierney made a brilliant catch from a kick-out just before the hour mark and after a sweeping move Cillian McDaid nudged Galway back in front again. Mayo's gallop to the podium was starting to veer off course. O'Donoghue pulled them back level with a free on the hour mark but moments later the home side were down to 14 men for the remainder of the game. Colm Reape undercooked a short kick-out to Rory Brickenden and Rob Finnerty capitalised, stealing inside to snatch possession. Brickenden was left with a hopeless set of choices, bundle Finnerty to the ground or allow the Galway forward a one-on-one goal chance. He took the hit, opted for the former. Black card. Finnerty pointed the resulting free. As Mayo tried to sort out how best to counteract the numerical disadvantage, the outstanding Paul Conroy raced forward and popped over a point to put Galway two in front. Galway's Sean Mulkerrins is tackled by Mayo's Ryan O'Donoghue during the Connacht final at Hastings MacHale Park, Castlebar. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho Mayo had to try chase the Tribesmen down all over again. Off they went. Aidan O'Shea sent Enda Hession through with a goal chance but Gleeson made himself big to pull off a good save. Reape floated over the resulting 45. One point game again. In the last minute, after working the ball across the pitch in front of the Galway goal, eventually Paul Towey darted through the lines and found himself in a great position to send the game to extra-time. But just as the Mayo sub pulled the trigger, Dylan McHugh made an extraordinary game-winning diving block. The hooter went seconds later but with Mayo in possession they had one last chance to equalise. When Jordan Flynn fed Matthew Ruane out wide on the right, the Breaffy man shouldered the responsibility of trying for a two-pointer. But as soon as the ball left his foot Ruane knew Mayo had fallen short, again. Galway had won their first four-in-a-row since the 1960s. 'Certainly we had chances and it's a sore one to take now obviously,' said Mayo manager Kevin McStay. 'Lost another big game down the stretch that we feel we could have won and until we start taking those chances and putting the pressure on our opponents that's going to be our lot. So, it's a very hard one to take because we know we have the chances to win it.' The decision by Mayo to play against the wind in the first half was certainly a significant plotline in the story of the game. 'We knew this was going to be a big Connacht final,' explained McStay. 'In the first 10-15 minutes there's going to be a lot of sorting out and settling and misses that you wouldn't normally [see] so you know that first 15 minutes sometimes when you're with the breeze can be wasted.' And it didn't go too badly. They led 1-2 to 0-2 after seven minutes thanks to a Darren McHale goal but their next score was not until the closing seconds of the first half. Aidan O'Shea reacts to a missed chance during the Connacht final defeat to Galway in Castlebar. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho Conroy was gargantuan during that opening period for the visitors – he kicked Galway's first three scores, all two pointers. They were awarded a rather soft penalty in the 27th minute and Tierney tucked it away nicely to give Galway a 1-11 to 1-3 lead at the interval. The question of whether eight points was going to be enough for Galway playing against the wind seemed to find its answer when Mayo got level in the 53rd minute. But it turned out the winds of change would not be blowing through Connacht football this season. 'It was just a fantastic day, two teams going at it,' said Galway manager Padraic Joyce. 'While I'm elated, we could easily have come out on the wrong side as well. Mayo came back well and it looked like we were in trouble against the wind, under pressure on our kick-out. 'We knew it was going to come down to the wire. It's about making the right decisions in high-pressure situations. We got a bit of luck but sometimes when you work hard enough a bit of luck will come your way. 'This has been a target for the group, we'll enjoy it now and then move on.' It's Dublin in Salthill next for Galway while Mayo must regroup for the visit of Cavan. Two Connacht teams setting off on the same journey but it feels right now one is significantly closer to arriving home with Sam Maguire than the other. MAYO: Colm Reape (0-0-1, a 45); Jack Coyne, Donnacha McHugh, Rory Brickenden; Enda Hession, David McBrien, Stephen Coen; Diarmuid O'Connor, Matthew Ruane (0-1-0); Davitt Neary (0-0-1), Jordan Flynn, Darren McHale (1-0-2); Aidan O'Shea, Jack Carney, Ryan O'Donoghue (0-1-7, 6f). Subs: Sam Callinan for McBrien (9 mins); Paul Towey for O'Connor (h-t); Fergal Boland for Neary (61); Fenton Kelly for McHale (66) GALWAY: Connor Gleeson; Johnny McGrath, Seán Fitzgerald, Jack Glynn; Dylan McHugh, Seán Mulkerrin, Liam Silke; Paul Conroy (0-3-1, 1 tpf), Seán Kelly (0-0-1); Cein Darcy, John Maher, Cillian McDaid (0-0-2); Matthew Tierney (1-0-1, 1-0 pen), Robert Finnerty (0-0-4, 3f), Matthew Thompson (0-0-1). Subs: Cathal Sweeney for Maher (h-t); Kieran Molloy for Fitzgerald (41 mins); Cian Hernon for Mulkerrin (48); Peter Cooke for Sweeney (61); Liam Ó Conghaile (0-0-1) for Thompson (66). Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon).
