Six unanswered points in a sparkling 14-minute spell in the second half for the Mayo side laid the foundation for Tooreen's narrow win over Sligo champions Tubbercurry in this Connacht club hurling championship quarter-final at Markievicz Park on Saturday.
Tubbercurry went into a 1-3 to 0-0 lead after 10 minutes, their goal coming from Brian Walsh after five minutes. Tooreen opened their account with a Pat Freyne point from play in the 12th minute, but the home side kept their composure to lead 1-5 to 0-5 at half-time.
In an exciting finish, a longrange free from prolific Tubbercurry midfielder Paul Seevers ended up in the Tooreen net two minutes before the end.
TOOREEN: J Henry (0-1); L Greally, G Greally, S Ganley; K Greally, P Hunt, P Freyne (0-1); G Doherty, B Delaney; Dom Greally (0- 5), Declan Greally (0-2), F Delaney (0-1); A Hession (0-4), N Delaney, R Robinson. Subs: G Olsen for N Delaney; M Freyne for F Delaney; V Henry for Robinson.
TUBBERCURRY: R McNulty; M Gallagher, J Burke, D Keenan; K McDonagh, D Seevers, R Haughey; P Seevers (1-4), R Brennan; K Kil- leen (0-1), M Gorman (0-1), E Morley; M Burke, B Walsh (1-0), P Gannon. Subs: B King for Morley; M Burke for Gannon.
Referee: M Carroll (Roscommon).
