By John Fallon at Pearse StadiumGalway 1-13 Mayo 0-11All-Ireland finalists Mayo finished with 13 men as they fell to another defeat to arch-rivals Galway in a fiery contest at Pearse Stadium. Galway did not score for the closing 15 minutes of the opening half but still led by 1-4 to 0-5 at the interval. It took Stephen Rochford’s men 13 minutes to register their first score when Cillian O’Connor pointed a free from 20 metres. Scorers:Galway: B McHugh 1-3 (0-2f), E Brannigan 0-3, P Conroy 0-2, S Walsh 0-2 (0-1f), D Comer 0-2, J Heaney 0-1. Mayo: C O’Connor 0-5 (0-5f), K McLoughlin 0-1 (f), P Durcan 0-1, J Doherty 0-1 (f), D O’Connor 0-1, C Boyle 0-1, E O’Donoghue 0-1.

Source: Evening echo February 11, 2018 17:26 UTC