Month: June 2022

‘There could be six, seven penalties next weekend’ – Galvin and Cunningham unhappy with new cynicism rule

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BOTH MICK GALVIN and Anthony Cunningham voiced their displeasure at the new rule which saw Dublin awarded two penalties during their Allianz Football League round 1 win over Roscommon today. 

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The Dubs had three spot-kicks in total with the third was awarded for a Niall Daly foot block on Brian Fenton inside the large parallelogram in the 79th minute.

Brian Stack’s 18th minute trip on Paddy Small and Fergal Lennon’s pull down on Dara Mullin after 39 minutes were both contentious in that they took place outside the rectangle.

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The new rule introduced to Gaelic football in 2021 sees a penalty awarded for a cynical foul “on an attacking player with a goal-scoring opportunity” that takes place inside the 20m line or the semi-circle. A black card and 10-minute sin-bin is also applied to the offender. 

Roscommon were forced to play 20 minutes with 14 men after Stack and Lennon were sin-binned in either half, making their task against the All-Ireland champions even more difficult. 

“I can’t give out about the referee but I can give out about the guys who made that rule,” said manager Cunningham in his post-match interview. “I don’t think it was needed in the game. I think the rules committee is trigger happy to be changing the rules every year.

“I don’t think there was a need in the game. It was harsh as well. The rule is if you have no players back but I definitely think we did in two instances. Look, it is unfair. It is messing around with the game.

“I am also reliably told that there isn’t a top class referee on the rules committee, which is startling, and certainly nobody in inter-county coaching asked. We weren’t certainly asked.

“It’s wrong. It’s wrong. What do you expect the referee to do? They are the rules.

“That would be my view of course, but on two occasions I thought there was plenty of players back and I don’t think that rule, it possibly could be in hurling but not in football.

“I don’t think the reason for those two penalties there today.”

Roscommon goalkeeping coach Dara Brun, selector Mark Dowd and manager Anthony Cunningham.

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Cunningham stressed his issue wasn’t with the referee, more so the ruling which is putting them under more pressure.

“It’s very unfair on the referees. I am not giving out about Derek (O’Mahoney), but it’s messing with the game and I didn’t think that the game needed that.

“Well, I’ll answer that slightly differently. It’s extremely hard when you’re live in play to know…you have to decide is he the last man back. If there’s another player running side by side him, or at an angle or he could cut out a score or made a block, how is a referee at that speed of a game going to decide that? It’s really, really hard.”

The Galway native is hopeful the ruling will get binned before the championship.

“I think they’ll reassess it. I hope they do. I haven’t seen the rest of the games apart from yesterday. It’s going to cause – if this continues – a lot more debate.”

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Dublin’s interim manager Mick Galvin with backroom staff Brian O’Regan and Darren Daly.

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Galvin, standing in for his first game as Dublin boss in place of the suspended Dessie Farrell, echoed those sentiments.

“We definitely benefited today,” he said. “If that’s the case there could be six, seven penalties next weekend in Thurles so I’m not sure. Straight off I wouldn’t be a fan of it but it worked in our favour today and so we can’t have any complaints.

“Again, I didn’t really get to see them all so I don’t know if there was a defender there or the possibility for a defender to get back so I’ll have to have a look at them again but it is going to be very hard to police, to be honest.

“They have a tough job as it is and that is just making it very hard for them. Anthony Cunningham certainly wasn’t happy about being on the wrong end of them today and I can feel sorry for him. It’s a forwards’ game now. Once you get the ball and stick it under your arm you go direct at goal but I’m sure teams will come up with a way to combat it.

“It’s very direct and rewards direct play so we’ll just have to see if all the rest police it the same way. Today the ref made his mind up early, if he deemed it to be the last man back he was giving a penalty and a black card.

“We were on the good end of it today but that could change next week and we could put a different slant on it.”

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Late surge helps Mayo see off Westmeath challenge

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Colm Gannon reports from TEG Cusack Park

MAYO JUST ABOUT saw off the challenge of a battling Westmeath side in Mullingar. The home outfit had cut the gap back to a single point with full time approaching, but two late Cillian O’Connor points saw Mayo hold on for a three-point win. 

Westmeath rattled the back of the Mayo net after two minutes when Luke Loughlin was quickest to react to a Ronan O’Toole effort which came back off the post. Eoghan McLaughlin got Mayo’s first score two minutes later, before John Heslin edged his side back in front by three again from a free. 

Mayo replied with the next three points to leave the teams level at the water break on a score of 1-1 to 0-4, thanks to points from a Cillian O’Connor free and efforts from Paddy Durcan and Conor Loftus. 

The visitors started to get on top in the early stages of the second quarter with Matthew Ruane kicking two points on the bounce to put them in front for the first time, before Conor Loftus and Ger Egan traded fine scores with 10 minutes to go in the half. 

Westmeath’s Boidu Sayeh attempts to block Lee Keegan’s kick.

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Westmeath hit the net for the second time on the afternoon through a John Heslin penalty after Ronan Wallace was fouled by Diarmuid O’Connor with the Ballintubber man getting a black card for his efforts just before the half hour mark.  

Mayo responded well through points from a Ryan O’Donoghue mark and an O’Connor free before Heslin edged his side back in front with his third point of the day, which was quickly replied to by a Jordan Loftus score. The final act of the half was a Heslin point on the turn to put his side into a deserved one- point lead at the break. 

There was just a one point difference at the second water break with Mayo holding the slender advantage by 0-13 to 2-6 thanks to two pointed frees from Cillian O’Connor and a Tommy Conroy effort, with Ronan O’Toole point from a mark in response for Westmeath. 

Scorers for Westmeath: John Heslin (1-6, 4f 1-0 pen), Luke Loughlin (1-2, 2 45’), Ray Connellon (0-1), Ger Egan (0-1), Ronan O’Toole (0-1, 1m), Kieran Martin (0-1)

Scorers for Mayo: Cillian O’Connor (0-8, 7f), Paddy Durcan (0-3), Matthew Ruane (0-2), Conor Loftus (0-2), Bryan Walsh (0-1), Eoghan McLaughlin (0-1) Kevin McLoughlin (0-1), Ryan O’Donoghue (0-1, 1m) Tommy Conroy (0-1)

Westmeath

1. Jason Daly ( St Lomans)

20. Sam McCartan (St Lomans), 3. Kevin Maguire (Caulry), 4. Biodu Sayeh (Rosemount)

5. James Dolan (Garrycastle), 6. Ronan Wallace (Multyfarnham), 7. Jamie Gonoud (Tyrrellspass)

8. Sam Duncan (Miltownpass), 9. Ray Connellan (Athlone)

10. David Lynch (St Malachys), 11. Denis Corroon (Mullingar Shamrocks), 12. Ger Egan (Tyrrellspass)

13. Ronan O’Toole (St Lomans), 14. John Heslin (St Lomans), 15. Luke Loughlin (The Downs)

Subs:

25. Fola Ayorinde (St Lomans) for Corroon (45)

24. Brandon Kelly (Miltownpass) for Duncan (52)

22. Conor Slevin (Tyrrellspass) for Lynch (63)

18. Kieran Martin (Maryland) for McCartan (66)

23. Tommy McDaniel (Castleknock) for Egan (69)

Mayo

1. Rob Hennelly  (Breaffy)

2. Ben Doyle (Westport), 3. Oisin Mullin  (Kilmaine), 4. Lee Keegan (Westport)

5. Michael Plunkett (Ballintubber), 6. Paddy Durcan (Castlebar Mitchels), 21. Eoghan McLaughlin

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8. Matthew Ruane (Breaffy), 9. Diarmuid O’Connor  (Ballintubber)

10. Fionn McDonagh (Westport), 24. Conor Loftus (Crossmolina Deel Rovers), 12. Jordan Flynn (Crossmolina Deel Rovers)

13. Tommy Conroy (The Neale), 14. Cillian O’Connor (Ballintubber), 15. Ryan O’ Donoghue (Belmullet)

Subs:

18. Colm Boyle (Davitts) for Doyle (HT)

25. Bryan Walsh (Ballintubber) for McDonagh (HT)

11. Kevin McLoughlin (Knockmore) for Flynn (HT)

19. James Carr (Ardagh) for Loftus (52)

7. Rory Brickenden (Westport) for McLaughlin (59)

23. Aidan Orme (Knockmore) for Conroy (62)

26. Jack Carney (Kilmeena) for Diarmuid O’Connor (69)

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Jose Mourinho reiterates Troy Parrott ‘not ready’ despite Spurs’ striker crisis

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TOTTENHAM BOSS JOSE Mourinho has insisted Ireland international Troy Parrott is “not ready” to come into the Spurs first team.

Spurs’ first-choice forward Harry Kane is already out with a long-term injury, while it was confirmed today that Heung-Min Son is also set for a spell on the sidelines.

The club’s lack of alternative options has inevitably led to questions on whether the 18-year-old, who recently signed a new contract at Tottenham, would be given a chance.

However, Mourinho has repeated a previous claim he made that the Dubliner is not ready for first-team action.

“My thoughts are that Troy Parrott is not ready and Ryan Sessegnon is not a striker,” Mourinho told reporters in his pre-match press conference ahead of this week’s Champions League encounter against RB Leipzig.

“In some periods I was worried about not having attacking options on the bench, now I don’t have attacking options on the pitch.”

There had been previous plans for Parrott to go out on loan in January, but an obscure Uefa ruling prevented him from doing so.

Ireland boss Mick McCarthy was among those to express disappointment at this move falling through, suggesting the teenage striker was unlikely to be in contention for Ireland’s vital Euro 2020 play-off with Slovakia next month, owing to a lack of game time at first-team level.

Mourinho did hand Parrott his Premier League debut off the bench against Burnley earlier this season, but has generally been reluctant to play the youngster.

The Spurs boss also suggested Son was unlikely to play again this season.

“I don’t [count on him playing again this season],” he said. “If he plays one game or two games, it’s because [Tottenham’s press officer] is very optimistic and because I hope he’s right. I hope he’s right.

“But in my mind, no. In my mind I’m not thinking about that.”

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‘I remember the two euros to training and the pan loaf of bread and ham for the sandwiches’

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Updated May 21st 2021, 12:21 PM

PHENOMENAL. BRILLIANT. Very exciting. The words Waterford star Caoimhe McGrath uses when she’s asked about her county joining those breaking new ground.

Waterford’s Caoimhe McGrath was speaking at the 2021 Lidl Ladies National Football League launch.

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In January, it was announced that the Déise will become one of the few women’s Gaelic games counties in the country to own their own pitch outright.

A new facility is being built in Dungarvan after six years of hard work and fundraising behind the scenes, as development continues at Armagh ladies’ field of dreams at McKeever Park in Killeen.

“It seems crazy. It’s 2018 and we’re the only ladies county team in Ireland to have that,” as Orchard chairperson Sinéad Reel told The42 a little over two years ago, when they became the first inter-county side in Ireland to have a base dedicated solely to ladies football. Elsewhere, Cork’s camogie grounds in Castle Road, Mahon, opened in 2012.

Ultimately, the GAA own pitches across the country, and this often causes issues due to the fact that ladies football and camogie are governed by separate organisations.

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Understandably, this is a big step. McGrath, a dual player focusing on football for 2021, wholeheartedly agrees.

“It’s brilliant. It was very exciting when I heard the news,” she says, hoping that she’ll get to play there one day, joking that she’ll “hang around” until it happens.

“It’s something that’s been in the pipeline and there’s a lot of groundwork going in since 2015, to the best of my knowledge. Brilliant location and everything, it’s actually just down the road from me here out Clonea way.

I was saying it to one of the girls the other day — I’m actually so jealous of the young girls coming up through and starting at that level. I remember the two euros to training and the pan loaf of bread and the ham for the sandwiches afterwards.

“Just the professionalism and the facilities and everything that are going to be available for those girls coming through, I think it’s phenomenal. It would be very exciting to see where things go in the next few years with it.” 

Recent weeks have brought plenty of positive developments in ladies football, between increased government funding, the historic move of travel expenses being covered by the Association and the GPA merger.

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All of this, too, is exciting, with McGrath noticing huge changes since she started out playing at inter-county level.

McGrath in action for the Déise camógs last season.

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“It’s nice to see how far it’s come and it’s nice to have been involved from the start to see how much it has progressed. I think the most significant change would be the fact that when we go to play, we’re just going out to play. That’s the main thing that we then have to focus on.

“It enables us to perform at an elite level and to be more focused on our individual game and our collective game, versus contending with other things like, ‘We can’t get a certain pitch,’ or, ‘We can’t get a certain facility,’ or even the collective gear, so that you come to the match or you come to the training, looking like a team and looking like one unit.”

The unit she has committed to this year is Ciaran Curran’s football one, opting against balancing both with the Déise camogie set-up. This had proved challenging in the past, and going with one for 2021 seemed like the wise option.

“Unfortunately, just due to the training demand and training and match clashes and things, I made the decision just to focus on the football this year.

“I suppose there were certain elements I would have found more challenging than others. I was lucky enough, even coming from the physio background, I’d be interested in acute and chronic training loads and things. I had built up a chronic training load from previous years’ training.

I was able for the physical demands of it. I often found it was quite mentally challenging to juggle two matches in one weekend — or maybe if there were clashes, to be communicating between the two and trying to decide which one I was going to play, or both. What they wanted, I suppose, and coming to a resolution between the two codes.

“That would have been probably the most frustrating side of it, the mentally-demanding side of things. Other than that, you had to be on the ball with everything from nutrition, the sports psych and everything, as you would be if you were playing the one code. But when you add in the second, it felt like I was constantly on the go. There was less down time.

“But I wouldn’t be ruling it out for future seasons or anything, it was just the nature of this season and personal situations and everything that I decided to focus on football for this year.”

The plan now? “Essentially get three wins” in their Division 1A league campaign, in which they face all-conquering Dublin, Cork and Tipperary. “We’ll be going out to every game to win.”

Lofty ambitions, but that’s the aim of the game. For those from the outside looking in, it might feel their league goal shoult be consolidating their top-flight status, but McGrath is striving for much more than that. 

“We would feel confident that we will be retaining Division 1 status this year,” she nods, “we would be aiming for semi-finals. We would be confident that we would be up to that, and hoping that we’d be competing there.”

With “one of the best” dead ball strikers in the ladies game back in their ranks this season in Maria Delahunty — “she’s just brilliant; her accuracy, her consistency and everything. She’s slotted right back in” — they’ll certainly be hell-bent on shaking things up.

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Delahunty on the ball.

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That starts against the four-in-a-row All-Ireland champions at Parnell Park on Sunday. They’re under no illusions of how challenging it will be, but they welcome it, confident in their own preparation.

McGrath doesn’t have to look far for motivation. Her grandfather is reading legendary manager Michael Ryan’s new book, ‘The Road from Ballymac,’ at the moment, and she’s ready to give it a whirl afterwards.

There’s plenty to take from the iconic Déise and Ballymacarbry figure.

“I’ve heard the stories down through the years and I’ve heard of the professionalism that Michael Ryan has brought to the teams and when you see what those players have done for the game,” she concludes, witnessing it first-hand in  his guest training sessions.

“Winning the intermediate All-Ireland in 2015 was a huge step for us, but we’ve gotten to the stage now where we’re not happy with just that. We want more and we want to bring Waterford back to the place where they had it, and where he had it.

“He was definitely a man who was ahead of his time in the way he approached things so there is a lot to learn from that as well. It’s just doing the simple things and doing them right and doing them consistently. That does drive belief and drive success.”

Belief is something Caoimhe McGrath certainly has in abundance, and with that, success is never too far away.

Here’s what’s coming up this week for members of The42

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AFTER ANOTHER HECTIC sporting weekend and more than a couple of twists and turns, we’ve got lots more good stuff on the menu for The42 Members community this week.

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Monday’s episode of The42 Rugby Weekly Extra will be a must-listen Champions Cup final special as Eoin Toolan joins Murray Kinsella to reflect on Toulouse’s victory over La Rochelle and break down where the game was won for the now five-time kings of Europe — and the lessons in defeat that Ronan O’Gara will take into next season. The 200+ members of our buzzing rugby WhatsApp group have already had their say on Saturday’s action; now it’s time for Murray and Eoin to get stuck into the game tape.

On Tuesday, we’re off to Brazil as South American football expert Tim Vickery joins Gavin Cooney for the 77th episode of the Behind The Lines sportswriting series. Members also have full access to the entire podcast back catalogue which features a who’s who of the biggest names in sports journalism at home and abroad as they pick out some of their own favourite pieces of writing and share some tips and insights from their decorated careers.

Members will also receive their pick of our Insiders newsletters over the course of the week as Murray Kinsella, Gavin Cooney and Kevin O’Brien take a closer look at the biggest talking points in rugby, soccer and the GAA.

There’s lots to enjoy in the archives of Bylines, our new writing initiative in which we commission exclusive sports essays from some of our favourite authors. Previous contributors include Donal Ryan, Rachael English and Eimear Ryan while “The Sugar Factory” by the brilliant Dave Tynan is the most recent addition to the collection.

On top of all of that, plenty of our members will no doubt be keeping a close eye on the finale of the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island on Sunday night and totting up the totals to see if they will come out on top in our latest golf tipping competition. With a brilliant prize of a night in the five-star Castle Leslie Estate with a round of golf in Concra Wood up for grabs, we’re expecting the competition to be as hotly contested as ever.

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Ireland striker Jarrett grabs two goals on Brighton debut to book FA Cup quarter-final spot

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Updated Feb 25th 2020, 9:30 PM

IRELAND WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL Rianna Jarrett has made a dream start to her time at Brighton & Hove Albion, scoring two goals on her debut to help her side into the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Brighton defeated Crystal Palace Women 3-0 in the fifth round of the FA Cup this evening, with Jarrett helping herself to a goal in either half. Their clash was originally set to take place earlier this month, but was called off due to poor weather.

Jarrett, who signed for the English top-flight side in January, gave Brighton the half-time lead with a strike from 25 yards after just 14 minutes.

The 25-year-old almost help double their lead shortly after. She linked up well with Maxime Bennink to set up a chance for Nigeria’s Ini-Abasi Umotong, but her shot sailed wide.

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Jarrett grabbed her side’s second goal less than a minute after the restart, heading the ball home after getting on the end of a cross from Emily Simpkins. 

Umotong completed the win with a goal in the 69th minute, finishing the ball to the net from the outside of the boot.

Jarrett is one of the country’s most talented footballers, but had to work her way back from three Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries before the age of 21 to shine for both club and country. 

The former Wexford Youths star won the Women’s National League (WNL) Player of the Year in 2018 and 2019, and won the treble with Youths in 2018.

Jarrett joins her international team-mate Megan Connolly at Albion, who are currently ninth in the Women’s Super League table.

Brighton will now face Birmingham in the FA Cup quarter-finals.

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Tonight’s clash with Arsenal offers Curtis an ideal chance to stake Euro 2020 play-off claim

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RONAN CURTIS HAS been enjoying another very productive season at club level.

With 13 goals in all competitions, Curtis – who has also contributed seven assists – is Portsmouth’s leading goalscorer. 

Mick McCarthy has been monitoring his progress, with the Ireland manager stating recently that the winger has been in “top form” as the Euro 2020 play-off against Slovakia looms into view.

While the performances of Curtis are certainly encouraging from an Irish perspective, the obvious caveat is that he’s producing them in the third tier of English football.

However, tonight’s visit of Arsenal to Fratton Park (7.45pm) offers the 23-year-old an ideal chance to show that he’s capable of performing against opposition of a significantly higher standard.

A place in the last eight of the FA Cup will be at stake, as Pompey look to cause a major upset by defeating the Gunners for the first time since 1958.

For Curtis, it’s also a chance to take on the club he supported as a child. The League of Ireland graduate spent the first six years of his life in London before his Irish parents relocated back to Donegal.

“My whole family grew up as Arsenal fans,” Curtis told The Portsmouth News ahead of tonight’s game. “The whole household followed them. My idol was Thierry Henry because I played up front and he was a striker.

“So it’s going to be good to be playing them and see Arsenal for the first time. It’s going to be an amazing day and I can’t wait for it.”

Since his move from Derry City ahead of last season, Curtis has become a fan-favourite at Portsmouth. He was strongly linked with Blackburn Rovers in January, before reaffirming his commitment to his current employers by signing a new three-and-a-half-year contract.

Curtis celebrates after scoring in Portsmouth’s FA Cup first round win against Harrogate Town.

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Having been Ireland’s U21 Player of the Year for 2018, Curtis has gone on to win three senior caps. His only involvement so far during Mick McCarthy’s reign was a start in the 3-1 win over Bulgaria in a friendly last September at the Aviva Stadium.

A positive showing against Premier League opposition would certainly strengthen his hand for inclusion in McCarthy’s plans for a crucial game in Bratislava on 26 March.

Portsmouth, who moved up to third place in League One with a 3-0 win over Rochdale, will host an Arsenal side aiming to avoid being eliminated from a competition for the second time in five days.

Mikel Arteta’s side, who are 10th in the English top flight, were dumped out of the Europa League last Thursday night by Greek outfit Olympiakos.

“Can we do it? Why not?” said Curtis. “It’s 11 v 11 on the day and we’ll see what happens. If we take our chances when they arrive I see no reason why we can’t do it.

“There’s not too much for us to fear. We’ve got nothing to lose. They’re not doing too well and we’re going along brilliantly at the minute.

“If we can win our individual battles and take our chances I actually see no way we can lose really!” 

Curtis picked up a knock during Friday’s victory against Rochdale but Portsmouth manager Kenny Jackett is confident that he’ll be available for selection.

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Walsh top scorer as Galway respond to Kerry beating with win over Roscommon

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John Fallon reports from Tuam Stadium

GALWAY WON THEIR first match in 15 months as they bounced back from their heavy defeat to Kerry to secure their first win of the season at Pearse Stadium in Salthill.

These two will meet in the Connacht championship on 4 July, with Roscommon never looking like preventing a second loss in this campaign.

Roscommon captain Enda Smith opted to play with the wind but they found themselves 1-3 to 0-5 behind by the first water break, with Paul Kelly giving Galway a perfect start with a goal after three minutes after being set up by Damien Comer.

Comer and Shane Walsh added points to push Galway’s lead out to 1-5 to 0-5 after 20 minutes with Roscommon not using the wind advantage.

They managed only two points from play in the opening half. Ciarain Murtagh, who also kicked three frees in the opening half, got the first of them and captain Smith soloed through for a fine score nine minutes from the break.

Rob Finnerty was the standout performer for Galway in the opening half, one of three late changes made by Padraic Joyce as they tried to bounce back from the Kerry mauling.

The Salthill/Knocknacarra clubman kicked four points in the opening half, the first of them from a mark and then three from play, while Comer fisted over a rebound after Roscommon goalkeeper Colm Lavin had saved well from Walsh, leaving the Tribesman 1-7 to 0-8 ahead at the break.

Galway’s Jack Glynn, Liam Silke and Sean O’Maoilchiarain with Donie Smith of Roscommon.

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Three points from Walsh and another from Finnerty, with Donie Smith and Murtagh responding, left Galway leading by 1-11 to 0-10 after 47 minutes and they took a four points lead into the second water break after Walsh and Donie Smith exchanged points.

Donie Smith added a free to cut the gap to a goal with 13 minutes remaining but Comer landed a good effort to restore their four point advantage before Walsh pushed it out to five with a superb point from play.

Murtagh gave Roscommon hope when he fisted a Shane Killoran delivery to the net but then Galway found the net when Tomo Culhane fisted home after goalkeeper Lavin failed to deal with a delivery from another sub Dessie Conneely.

Scorers for Galway: Shane Walsh 0-7 (0-5f), Rob Finnerty 0-5 (0-1m), Tomo Culhane 1-1, Paul Kelly 1-0, Damien Comer 0-2, Johnny Heaney 0-1.

Scorers for Roscommon: Ciarain Murtagh 1-5 (0-4f), Donie Smith 0-7 (0-5f), Enda Smith 0-1.

Galway

1. Bernard Power (Corofin)

2. Sean Kelly (Moycullen), 3. Seán Mulkerrin (Aran Islands), 4. Jack Glynn (Claregalway)

20. Kieran Molloy (Corofin), 6. Dylan McHugh (Corofin), 5. Liam Silke (Corofin)

13. Matthew Tierney (Oughterard), 9. Paul Conroy (St James’)

10. Paul Kelly (Moycullen), 11. Damien Comer (Annaghdown), 26. Finnian Ó’Laoi (Spiddeal)

24. Robert Finnerty (Salthill/Knocknacarra), 12. Eamonn Brannigan (St Michaels), 14. Shane Walsh (Kilkerrin/Clonberne)

Subs:

8. Peter Cooke (Moycullen) for P Kelly (42)

7. Johnny Heaney (Killannin) for Brannigan (49)

15. Dessie Conneely (Moycullen) for Finnerty (61)

25. Tomo Culhane (Salthill/Knocknacarra) for Tierney (61)

23. Ronan Steede (Corofin) for Comer (68)

17. Johnny Duane (St James’) for McHugh (70)

18. Gary O’Donnell (Tuam Stars) for Molloy (70) 

Roscommon

1. Colm Lavin (Éire Óg)

2. David Murray (Padraig Pearses), 4. Gary Patterson (Michael Glaveys), 6. Niall Daly (Padraig Pearses)

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7. Brian Stack (St. Brigids), 5. Richard Hughes (Roscommon Gaels), 3. Sean Mullooly (Strokestown)

8. Eddie Nolan (St. Brigids), 9. Tadhg O’Rourke (Tulsk)

10. Conor Devaney (Kilbride), 15. Cathal Cregg (Western Gaels), 12. Enda Smith (Boyle)

14. Donie Smith (Boyle), 11. Cian McKeon (Boyle), 13. Ciaran Murtagh (St. Faithleachs)

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Subs

17. David Neary (Strokestown) for Patterson (29)

19. Conor Hussey (Michael Glaveys) for Hughes (HT)

23. Diarmuid Murtagh (St Faithleachs) for Devaney (HT)

21. Shane Killoran (Elphin) for McKeon (47)

24. Conor Cox (Listowel Emmett’s) for Cox (50)

22. Niall Kilroy (Fuerty) for Nolan (50)

25. Hubert Darcy (Padraig Pearses) for C Murtagh (67)

Referee: David Codrick (Meath).

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Rescheduled Kilkenny-Wexford game to go ahead as Covid-19 case confirmed

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THE RESCHEDULED FIXTURE between the Kilkenny and Wexford hurlers will go ahead this Sunday, it has been confirmed.

A spokesperson for Kilkenny GAA has told The42 that the re-fixed tie has been given the green light by the GAA in the wake of a player testing positive for Covid-19 in the Cats’ camp.

They added that the rest of the panel were deemed “casual contacts” by the HSE.

“Out of an abundance of caution the rest of the panel were tested,” the statement continues.

Kilkenny will now face Wexford this Sunday afternoon [throw-in, 3pm] in Nowlan Park after their original Division 1 Group B tie was cancelled last week due to a third positive Covid-19 case in the Wexford camp.

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Two players in Davy Fitzgerald’s side initially tested positive in the days leading up to the game, but it was still hoped at that point that the game could go ahead.

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Wexford subsequently confirmed a third case in the squad which forced the postponement and a request for a re-fixture was submitted to the CCCC.

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Sensational last-gasp winner as Waterford snatch victory

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Waterford FC 2
Derry City 1

Brendan White reports from the RSC

SHANE GRIFFIN scored a 94th-minute winner as Waterford FC snatched all three points with a 2-1 win at home to Derry City on Friday night.

Stephen Mallon gave the visitors the lead but Sam Bone’s superb strike levelled before the break. Deep into stoppage time, Shane Griffin stepped up to fire home from 25 yards and seal the Blues’ first home win of the season.

Kevin O’Connor was first to threaten but his free kick on five minutes was over the bar. With the visitors settling into the tie, former Blues player Walter Figueira went close midway through the half. The striker raced to the near post to meet a Steven Mallon cross, but his strike from deep inside the area was just wide of the far post.

Michael O’Connor had the first attempt on target for Alan Reynolds’ side on 29 minutes, but his left-footed shot was well saved and held by Derry ‘keeper Peter Cherrie.

Derry took the lead on 32 minutes. Kevin O’Connor fouled Jamie McDonagh on the right, who in turn played a quick free kick to Mallon and he shot left-footed past Brian Murphy at the near post.

But the teams were level at the break when a brilliant effort levelled one minute before the break. Kevin O’Connor’s corner kick saw Graham Cummins link up with Ali Coote before setting up Sam Bone to rifle an unstoppable left-footed strike past a helpless Peter Cherrie into the top corner.

O’Connor’s set pieces were causing more trouble in the second period, but Cherrie did well to tip his curling deadball around the corner.

Derry hit the attack and created a good chance of their own; Jack Malone looked set to strike on goal but Kevin O’Connor made a vital tackle.

At the other end, Michael O’Connor went close for the home side. Substitute Will Longbottom and Kevin O’Connor combined to set up the attacker, but he headed narrowly wide.

O’Connor went close again with his head, but he was just off target, this time from Shane Griffin’s corner kick.

The home side had more of the ball as they looked for a winner — Akin Odimayo went through down the right, but Cherrie saved well.

But Waterford grabbed all three points with a stunning strike deep into stoppage time. Michael O’Connor’s shot was blocked and the ball dropped to Shane Griffin and he smashed home past Cherrie from 25 yards in the 94th minute.

Waterford FC: Brian Murphy, Tyreke Wilson, Graham Cummins, Robbie McCourt, Kevin O’Connor, Sam Bone, Akin Odimayo, Ali Coote (Will Longbottom 75), John Martin (Shane Griffin 75), Matty Smith, Michael O’Connor.

Derry City: Peter Cherrie, Eoin Toal, Colm Horgan, Danny Lupano, Ciaron Harkin, Jamie McDonagh (Conor Clifford 73), Conor McCormack, Tim Nilsen (Adam Liddle 69), Stephen Mallon, Mark McChrystal, Walter Figueira (Jack Malone 62).

Referee: Sean Grant (Wexford).

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