The starting 15 for the FBD final v Galway in McHale Park on Sunday has been named. A strong looking line-out and if the workmanlike team performance of first 2 NFL league matches is maintained it looks like the intention is to inflict a second defeat on Galway in as many weeks. Let's hope that's what transpires !! Throw-in at McHale Park is at 2.30 ...
Probably fair to compare changes to last FBD line-out against Roscommon (rather than last couple of NFL games) and that shows:
- Kenneth O'Malley in for David Clarke in goal
- Alan Feeney replacing Liam O'Malley at corner back
- Chris Barrett in for Keith Higgins at LFB
- Ronan McGarrity in at midfield with Seamus O'Shea filling Trevors spot in the half forward line
FBD Connacht Senior Football League Final
Mayo Team to play Galway
Kenneth O'Malley
Ballinrobe
Alan Feeney Ger Cafferkey Donal Vaughan
Castlebar Mitchels Ballina Stephenites Ballinrobe
Peadar Gardiner Trevor Howley Chris Barrett
Crossmolina Knockmore Belmullet
Tom Parsons Ronan McGarrity
Charlestown Ballina Stephenites
Andy Moran Barry Kelly Seamus O'Shea
Ballaghaderreen Ballaghaderreen Breaffy
Enda Varley Aidan O'Shea Mark Ronaldson
Garrymore Breaffy Shrule-Glencorrib
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MATCH REPORT
Mayo line-out as selected - small crowd - 1000 or thereabouts
Mayo 0-12 : Galway 0-09 - RESULT
2 mins - McGarrity opens the scoring with point (1-0)
5 mins - Enda Varley point (2-0)
6 mins - Galway get first score - Concannon (2-1)
7 mins - yellow card for A O'Shea
8 mins - Gardiner point (3-1)
9 mins - Varley again setup by S O'Shea (4-1)
14 mins - Cullinane points for Galway (4-2)
16 mins - another Galway point (4-3)
21 mins - Ronaldson gets a point (5-3)
24 mins - Galway point from free - just a point in it (5-4)
30 mins - + 2 mins into added time - Andy Moran point (6-4)
Half time and Mayo lead by 2 points (6 to 4). Much more competitive and typical of a Mayo v Galway match than the NFL game a couple of weeks ago.
31 mins - A O'Shea cracks a goal chance off the post and Varley gets point from rebound - good start to 2nd half. (7-4)
32 mins - A Moran adds another point (8-4)
33 mins - Bergin point for Galway (8-5)
10 mins into 2nd half Mayo lead 8-5, Varley(3), A Moran (2), McGarrity, Gardiner and Ronaldson 1 each - and tally of 9 wides.
43 mins - Galway point - Gary O'Donnell (8-6)
44 mins - Mayo first sub - Neil Douglas on for Barry Kelly
45 mins - another Galway point - DePaor - 1 point game again (8-7)
52 mins - Gary O'Donell levels the scores - all square at (8-8)
53 mins - McGarrity restores Mayo lead with a great point (9-8)
54 mins - K Mcloughlin on for Trevor Howley
55 mins - Chris Barrett adds a point - 2 ahead with 5 mins to go (10-8)
57 mins - A O'Shea wins a free and Enda Varley converts (11-8)
57 mins - Mikey Sweeney on for Mark Ronaldson
59 mins - De Paor scores point from free (11-9)
60 mins - fisted point for S O'Shea - time nearly up (12-9)
ALL OVER - 3 point win (12-9) and Mayo win the FBD for first time since 2003. Good win against a Galway team that was without some key players today but who really put it up to Mayo. Especially impressive in last 10 minutes after Galway had drawn level but Mayo then re-grouped for the final stages of the battle and outscored Galway by 4 points to 1 in that finishing period. And 11 of the 12 points today came from open play.
Final scorers - Enda Varley (4), A Moran (2), 'Mark' McGarrity (2), Gardiner, Ronaldson, Barrett and S O'Shea 1 each.
Mid West Radio man of match went to A Moran
WELL DONE MAYO - FIRST SILVERWARE OF 2010.
Match report - Irish Independent