Rotated Mayo team fall just short in Tuam
Mayo’s Tony Carey lands a point during the Electric Ireland Connacht GAA Minor Football Championship at Tuam Stadium this evening. Picture: David Farrell Photography
Electric Ireland Connacht Minor Championship - Round 5
Galway 3-14
Mayo 3-12
The Mayo minors sank to a two-point defeat to Galway in an extremely entertaining game at a wet and windy Tuam Stadium this evening.
What on paper was a game with little at stake proved an entertaining spectacle but the real prize remains on offer in the Connacht semi-final between these two sides in two weeks time at MacHale Park.
A Mayo side that had 14 changes since their previous game against Sligo, led by 2-5 to 1-7 at the break with Patrick Garvey and Oisin McCann hitting the back of the net.
Early second half points extended the lead to three points for the visitors but Galway hit a purple patch, scoring 1-3 in a blistering three-minute spell to take advantage of the tie.
Sub Jack Comer scored with his first touch, netting Mayo’s third goal of the game coming into the last quarter of the game but as Mayo began to tire, Galway found another gear.
Tim Madden put them back in front with their third goal of the game before Cian Hynes' free from outside the arc put them four clear coming into injury time.
Fiacra Ó Cinnseala scored a brilliant point from two-point territory for Mayo to cut the gap to two points in the closing seconds but it was too little too late.
