Gaelic Football 2008

Connacht Minor


Connacht Minor championship

Galway 0.11 Sligo 0.09
 

Galway minors started there 2008 championship in Markievicz Park on Saturday with a hard earned two point win over Sligo by 0-11 to 0.9, played before a fair sized attendance including President Nicky Brennan. Galway lead at the break also by two points 0-7 to 0-5 with our scores coming from Danny Cummins 0-2, Michael Kelly, David Shallow and J. J. Greaney with a point each, Sligo played the more direct football in the opening half even if the winners had the majority of procession but they failed to show it on the scoreboard having missed a penalty and a goal chance with only the goalie to beat the shot went harmlessly across the goal. Danny Cummins opened our second half scoring with a point after only one minute with Greaney adding another three minutes later with our other scorers coming from Cummins 0.2 Shallow and sub Ronan Burke  scoring a point each The ‘Man of the Match’ went to Claregalway’s Danny Cummins who shot five points and was also involved in setting up scored scores for the other forwards, Others to play well Galway were J J Greaney, Sub Ronan Burke and Enda Mullarkey but a big improvement in required if were are to advance in the competition
 Team was: O Higgins, J Duane, C Forde, J Blake, E Mullarkey, B Flaherty, C Halloran, D Hansberry, T Fahy, O O’Brien, J J Greaney, M Kelly, D Cummins and P Sweeney Subs used: M O’Curraoin, R Burke, C Doherty, R O’Connell.