FBD League
Roscommon and Galway will contest the FBD League final for the second successive year after today’s last round of group stage games in the Connacht pre-season competition.
A three-point win over Mayo in Elverys MacHale Park, sealed Roscommon’s victory and the 0-13 to 0-10 win means they will have the chance to retain their title in next week’s decider against the Tribesmen.
The result marked a first defeat for new Mayo boss Stephen Rochford in a game where they trailed by 0-6 to 0-4 at the interval.
Roscommon, under the guidance of Kevin McStay, had started brightly and they held onto their advantage in the second-half to triumph. Ciaran Murtagh and Cathal Cregg shared 0-7 between them for the winners while Conor Loftus kicked 0-5 for a beaten Mayo side.
Galway ensured their place in the final with a third successive win in the group stages as they saw off the students of GMIT by 0-16 to 1-5.
Eddie Hoare was the chief scoretaker for Galway with 0-6 while Martin Shaughnessy struck the only goal of the game when he netted for GMIT.
There were also wins for NUI Galway and Leitrim in today’s clashes.
Results
NUI Galway 4-10 IT Sligo 1-6
Roscommon 0-13 Mayo 0-10
Leitrim 1-11 Sligo 1-6
Galway 0-16 GMIT 1-5
Dr McKenna Cup
Tyrone’s five-in-a-row bid in the Dr McKenna Cup is still on track after they saw off Fermanagh by seven points in Clones.
Fermanagh had gone into an early lead before Conor McAliskey pounced for a crucial goal which enabled Tyrone to go on to triumph 1-13 to 0-9. Both sides finished the game with fourteen men as Fermanagh’s Eoin Donnelly and Tyrone’s Rory Brennan were both dismissed.
They will take on Derry in next weekend’s final after Derry’s 1-17 to 1-10 success over Cavan. Ryan Bell hit 1-5 for Derry with his early goal from the penalty spot crucial.
Killian Clarke raised a consolation green flag for Cavan.
Results
Tyrone 1-13 Fermanagh 0-9 Derry 1-17 Cavan 1-10
