Galway 1-12

Leitrim 0-2

Galway will face Roscommon in the Connacht U20FC final after easing to a 13-point victory over Leitrim at Elphin this afternoon.

Cathal Sweeney kicked three points, while Matthew Cooley scored the only goal as Donal O Fatharta's charges took control in the second half after only leading by 0-4 to 0-1 at the break. Leitrim's only scores came from an Oisin McLoughlin free in the first half and a Tom Prior effort from play shortly after the restart.

Cooley netted in the 47th minute to make it 1-9 to 0-2 before late points from Ryan Monaghan, Paul Kelly and Eoin Mannion wrapped up Galway's win.

Galway - C Flaherty; J McGrath, S Fitzgerald, J Glynn (0-1); C Monaghan (0-1), J Gill, C Sweeney (0-3); C Raftery (0-1), J McLoughlin; R Monaghan (0-1), M Tierney (0-2f), P Kelly (0-1); A Greene (0-1), T Culhane, M Cooley (1-0). Subs: B Mannion for T Culhane, E Mannion (0-1) for M Cooley, M Geraghty for C Raftery, J Kirrane for C Monaghan, B Harlowe for R Monaghan.

Leitrim - K Gaffey; E McLoughlin, D Casey, O Niblock; C O’Dwyer, M Diffley, M Keegan; A Hoare, D Maguire; P Keaney, O McLoughlin (0-1f), T Prior (0-1); O Bohan, J Flynn, J Reynolds. Subs: J Quinn for J Reynolds, C Clancy for J Flynn, F Davitt for O Bohan, C Singleton for O McLoughlin.

Referee - P McTiernan.

 

 

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