Afternoon all and welcome to today’s liveblog.
Here’s how the teams will start:
Galway
1. Ruairi Lavelle (Renvyle)
2. Cathal Sweeney (Killannin)
3. Declan Kyne (Clonbur)
4. Liam Silke (Corofin)
5. Gareth Bradshaw (Moycullen)
6. Gary O’Donnell (Tuam Stars)
7. David Wynne (Moycullen)
8. Thomas Flynn (Athenry)
9. Fiontán Ó Curraoin (Micheál Breathnach)
10. Johnny Heaney (Killannin)
11. Paul Conroy (St James’)
12. Shane Walsh (Kilkerrin-Clonberne)
13. Michael Daly (Mountbellew-Moyclough)
14. Damien Comer (Annaghdown)
15. Seán Armstrong (Salthill-Knocknacarra)
Mayo
1. David Clarke (Ballina Stephenites)
2. Chris Barrett (Belmullet)
3. Ger Cafferkey (Ballina Stephenites)
4. Keith Higgins (Ballyhaunis)
5. Colm Boyle (Davitts)
6. Lee Keegan (Westport)
7. Patrick Durcan (Castlebar Mitchels)
8. Seamus O’Shea (Breaffy)
9. Tom Parsons (Charlestown)
10. Fergal Boland (Aghamore)
11. Diarmuid O’Connor (Ballintubber)
12. Jason Doherty (Burrishoole)
13. Kevin McLoughlin (Knockmore)
14. Cillian O’Connor (Ballintubber – captain)
15. Andy Moran (Ballaghaderreen)
Galway 0-2 Mayo 0-0
1 min – Damien Comer has a point on the point after 21 seconds. Then Gareth Bradshaw doubles their tally. Great start by Galway
Galway 0-2 Mayo 0-1
4 mins – Mayo show good patience and Kevin McLoughlin curls one over.
GOAL! Kevin McLoughlin hits the net for Mayo!
Galway 0-4 Mayo 1-1
8 mins – Lee Keegan’s point attempt hit the post and McLoughlin reacted quickest to finish past Ruairi Lavelle. At the far end Daly levels us up.
Galway 0-5 Mayo 1-1
11 mins – Shane Walsh darts inside and slots it over. Galway back in front.
Galway 0-5 Mayo 1-2
13 mins – Cillian O’Connor swings over a close-range free to bring Mayo level. Bradshaw is booked for a shoving O’Connor after he took that free.
Galway 0-6 Mayo 1-2
18 mins – Heaney sends Galway in front with a lovely effort from distance. Mayo kick their second wide at the far end.
Galway 0-5 Mayo 1-3
23 mins – O’Connor’s latest free brings Mayo back on level terms.
Galway 0-7 Mayo 1-3
24 mins – Veteran forward Sean Armstrong pops over a close-range free after he was fouled by All-Star Brendan Harrison.
Galway 0-8 Mayo 1-3
25 mins – Armstrong’s free from distance has the legs to sail between the posts. That’s his third.
RED CARD! Keith Higgins is sent-off for striking Damien Comer in the stomach!
BLACK CARD! Thomas Flynn is gone for a third-man tackle.
Galway 0-9 Mayo 1-5
35 mins – Armstrong converts a 45. At the far end Fergal Boland creates a score out of nothing and kicks a fine score.
Galway 0-9 Mayo 1-5 – HT
A one-point lead for Galway after playing with a strong breeze in the first-half. Mayo are down to 14 men afte losing Keith Higgins.
Galway 0-10 Mayo 1-5
37 mins – Comer is hauled down in front of goal and Armstrong converts the free.
Galway 0-11 Mayo 1-5
38 mins – Armstrong wins a good long ball inside and Eamonn Brannigan kicks the score.
Galway 0-11 Mayo 1-6
43 mins – Two points between the teams again. Diarmuid O’Connor opens his account.
Galway 0-13 Mayo 1-6
44 mins – Armstrong is six for six now from placed balls. He’s deadly accurate and his confidence is sky high. Second later Comer drills one over as Galway push up on Mayo’s kick-out.
Galway 0-13 Mayo 1-7
47 mins – Under severe pressure Andy Moran kicks a lovely score as Aidan O’Shea enters the fray. He’s at midfield.
Galway 0-13 Mayo 1-7
49 mins – Armstrong misses his first free of the day but it’s against a very strong gale.
Galway 0-13 Mayo 1-8
54 mins – Patrick Durcan, who’s been quiet today, kicks an inspirational score. Galway haven’t scored in 10 minutes.
Galway 0-13 Mayo 1-8
56 mins – Armstrong’s 45 goes wide. That’s Galway’s seventh wide now.
Galway 0-15 Mayo 1-8
59 mins – A second free from Sice leaves Galway four in front.
Galway 0-15 Mayo 1-9
60 mins – Galway concede a silly free and O’Connor makes no mistake. Evan Regan replaces Boland.
Mayo are forcing the issue a little bit. Much of that is down to their numerical advantage. They’re only playing Danny Kirby in up front and Galway’s spare man is cutting out the long ball inside.
SAVE! Johnny Heaney saves two balls off the line after Lavelle makes a terrible blunder.
Galway are starting to wobble a little bit. This is pulsating stuff as Mayo hurl everything at this.
Galway 0-15 Mayo 1-10
66 mins – It ain’t over yet. Aidan O’Shea wins a kick-out, passes to Kirby who finds O’Connor inside. His fifth point of the day brings Mayo to within two.
Galway 0-15 Mayo 1-11
68 mins – With that distinctive style O’Connor bombs a free over from about 60m out. Nobody is leaving this one early.
Big, big free from O’Connor here. He’s a long way out from goal but he’s done it before.
Evan Regan takes an optimistic shot from way out and it goes wide. He needed to show more patience there.
Galway 0-15 Mayo 1-11 – FT
Galway are into the Connacht final.
49ers to beat the Rams?….San Fran looked good against Green Bay last week but probably more to do with the Packers deficiencies than anything else.
@Derek Durkin: i think he forgot to add the spreads this week is that the issue steve? 49ers are +9.5 vs the rams
@Gerald Broflovski: yeah, forgot it was against the spread….my bad….anyways great read Steve.
I always enjoy reading your pieces on the NFL Steve, Informative and it brings me a sense of enthusiasm when reading, Great work!
Love that intro Steve. Felt a bit like one of those flea flicker plays where you weren’t quite sure where it was heading but little wonder in the end it concluded with the Ti Toons. Great season so far. Great job as always.
Jesus you’d want to look away if your a defence coach during the GIants/Falcons game!
Mind you we might get some spectacular scores.
Love that intro Steve. Felt a bit like one of those flea flicker plays where you weren’t quite sure where it was heading but little wonder in the end it concluded with the Ti Toons. Great season so far. Great job as always.
Love that intro Steve. Felt a bit like one of those flea flicker plays where you weren’t quite sure where it was heading but little wonder in the end it concluded with the Ti Toons. Great season so far. Great job as always.