GALWAY 2-9 V SLIGO 0-12 – FBD League – Tuam Stadium
Roscommon 1-23 Sligo IT 0-10
NUIG 1-10 Mayo 1-12
GMIT 0-4 Leitrim 2-13
SECOND HALF
Galway sub – Fiontain O Curraoin on : Paul Conroy off
31min – First score of the half goes to Galway and Adrian Varley
37min – David Wynn up fro corner back to add another point for Galway
39min – Sligo sub Joe Rogers shot scrapes over and thats the Yeats county first score since the break
40min – Eoin McHugh gets another for Sligo and they are back in it now
43min – Niall Murphy with his 3rd of the day give Sligo 3 points in a row and back to just 4 in it
47min – GOAL Enda Tierney just on the pitch puts the ball in the net and boost Galway’s lead again
50min – Niall Murphy gets one for Sligo, uphill battle for his side now 6pts in it with 10min left
54min – Sligo trying to chip into the Galway lead. Niall Murphy again on the mark for them
58min – Galway goal chance as Enda Tierney and Fiontan O Curraoin cominbe and Fiontan’s shot flashes wide.
58min -Niall Murphy gets his 6th of the day but the clock favours Galway
60+1min – A score from full back Johnny Martyn for Sligo leaves a goal in it but that’s the end of time it looks
FULL TIME Galway 2-9 Sligo 0-12
FIRST HALF
1min – First Galway score in 2016 is a free from Shane Maughan
4min – Sligos opening score comes from Noel Gaughan
7min – Adrian Varley breaks through and slots over to put Galway ahead again
10min – GOAL Damien Comer and Danny Cummins combine and Comer palms to the net. 4pt lead for Galway
12min – Danny Cummins gets his first score and Galway in control.
13min – A long range score from Pat Hughes stops the rot for Sligo
Elsewhere in the FBD League;
NUIG 0-3 Mayo 0-0 blistering start from the students, in the opening 10min.
Roscommon 0-03 Sligo IT 0-02
16min – Sligo get back to the goal margin now as Kenneth Sweeney points.
19min – Eammon Brannigan restores a 4pt lead for Galway
Roscommon 1-06 Sligo IT 0-02
NUIG 0-03 Mayo 0-02
22min – Niall Murphy dispatches a free for the visitors
24min – Damien Comer slots over after combining with Cummins again.
25min – Niall Murphy with a fine effort from play this time, that Comer goal the major difference so far.
26min – Scores coming thick and fast, Shane Maughan who opened the scoring today gets his 2nd of the day. 1-6 to 0-5
28min – Noel Gaughan off with a Black Card for Sligo
29min – Paul Mannion gets his first score and all of Galway’s forward line are on the scoresheet
Half Time – Galway 1-7 Sligo 0-5
Roscommon 1-12 Sligo IT 0-3 [HT]
NUIG 0-7 Mayo 0-6 [HT]
GMIT 0-2 Leitrim 1-3 [11min]
The Galway team to face Sligo in the FBD League shows a number of changes, prior to throw-in
1. Thomas Dolan (Athenry)
2. David Wynne (Maigh Cuilinn)
3. Cathal Silke (Corofin)
4. Eoghan Kerin (Annaghdown)
5. Johnny Heaney (Killannin)
23. Alan Kyne (Clonbur)
17. Ruairi Greene (Killannin)
18. Paul Conroy (St. James’)
10. Eddie Hoare (St. Michael’s)
21. Damien Comer (Annaghdown)
11. Shane Maughan (Salthill/Knocknacarra)
12. Eamonn Brannigan (St. Michael’s)
13. Paul Mannion (Kilconly)
14. Adrian Varley (Cortoon Shamrocks)
15. Danny Cummins (Claregalway)