GAA: CONNACHT UNDER-21 FC FINAL: Galway 1-10 Roscommon 0-4GALWAY TURNED on the style to secure their 17th title at this grade and give the county a badly needed boost at Pearse Stadium on Saturday. They played an excellent brand of passing football to blow the holders away and the game was over as a contest by the interval when the Tribesmen led 0-6 to 0-2 despite having played against the strong wind.
Mark Hehir, Patrick Sweeney and Danny Cummins were superb in attack for Galway, with full back Colin Forde and wing-back Tomás Fahy also outstanding.
Galway dominated midfield with Tomás Flynn, until his late dismissal for a second yellow card, and Fiontán Ó Curraoin on top.
GALWAY: M Breathnach; G Sweeney, C Forde, A Tierney; J Moore, J Duane, T Fahy (0-1); T Flynn, F O Curraoin; C Doherty, M Hehir (0-4, one free), M Boyle (0-1); D Cummins (0-2), P Sweeney (0-2), E Monaghan. Subs: A Murphy (1-0) for Monaghan (50 mins); JJ Greaney for P Sweeney, (58 mins); T Healy for Cummins, (60 mins).
ROSCOMMON: N Connaughton; C Duignan, N Collins, C Cafferkey; E Bannon, N Daly, P Brogan; E Stritch, A Feehily; B Murtagh, S Oates (0-1), S Regan (0-2, frees); N Kilroy, C Shine, D McDermott (0-1). Subs: M Higgins for Feehily (27 mins); D Dolan for Murtagh (30 mins); E Kenny for Kilroy (48 mins); T Cox for Brogan (58 mins).
Referee: M Daly (Mayo).
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