BloggerNow.com GAA Championship and League Weekend Match Recap: July 2010

Saturday, July 31, 2010

2010 All-Ireland SFC Quarter-finals: Dublin defeat Tyrone...

Tyrone 0-13 Dublin 1-15

Dublin get a sensational victory over Tyrone in this Senior Football Championship quarter-final at Croke Park.

Half-Time: Tyrone 0-07 Dublin 0-07

Tyrone XV: Pascal McConnell; Cathal McCarron, Justin McMahon, Ryan McMenamin; Davy Harte, Conor Gormley, Philip Jordan; Colm Cavanagh, Kevin Hughes; Brian Dooher, Brian McGuigan, Joe McMahon; Martin Penrose, Seán Cavanagh, Owen Mulligan

Dublin XV: Stephen Cluxton; Michael Fitzsimons, Rory O'Carroll, Philip McMahon; Kevin Nolan, Gerard Brennan, Barry Cahill; Michael Dara McAuley, Ross McConnell; Bryan Cullen, Alan Brogan, Niall Corkery; David Henry, Eoghan O'Gara, Bernard Brogan

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Quarter-finals: Kerry lose to Down...

Kerry 1-10 Down 1-16

Down created somewhat of an upset by defeating reigning champions Kerry in this All-Ireland SFC quarter-final match.

Down's Mark Poland in the first minute of the game capitalizes on some very sloppy play in the Kerry defence and scores a goal.

Half-Time: Kerry 0-04 Down 1-07

Down XV:
Brendan McVeigh; Daniel McCartan, Dan Gordon, Damien Rafferty; Declan Rooney, kevin McKernan, Conor Garvey; Ambrose Rodgers, Kalum King; Daniel Hughes, Mark Poland, Paul McCumiskey; Benny Coulter, John Clarke, Martin Clarke

Kerry XV:
Brendan Kealy; Marc Ó Sé, Tommy Griffin, Tom O'Sullivan; Aidan O'Mahony, Mike McCarthy, Killian Young; Seamus Scanlon, Mícheál Quirke; Darran O'Sullivan, Declan O'Sullivan, Donnacha Walsh; Colm Cooper, Kieran Donaghy, Bryan Sheehan

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Thursday, July 29, 2010

2010 All-Ireland SFC Quarter-Finals Matches...

The Kildare v Meath clash is the only same province tie which guarantees Leinster at least one representative in the semi-finals.

Kerry are bidding to reach the semifinals for the 11th successive year. Down are in the last eight for the first time under the new championship system.

Dublin are trying to put two successive nightmare quarter-final memories behind them. Tyrone are trying to reach the semi-final for a third successive year.

Roscommon are trying to make the last four for the first time since 1991. Cork are attempting to maintain a 100% quarter-final record.

The quarter-final will all be played  in Croke Park on Saturday and Sunday next.

The weekend fixtures is as follows:

Saturday:
•  Down v Kerry, 2:00PM
•  Dublin v Tyrone, 4:00PM


Sunday:
•  Cork v Roscommon, 2:00PM
•  Kildare v Meath, 4:00PM

The quarter-final draw has also cleared the way for the semi-final pairings which will be as follows:

• August 22: Roscommon/Cork v Tyrone/Dublin


• August 29: Kildare/Meath v Kerry/Down

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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Galway Hurling Star Ollie Canning announces retirement...

Galway's Ollie Canning looks certain to call time on his 13-year inter-county hurling career.

Canning addressed his Galway team-mates in the dressing room after last Sunday's gut-wrenching All-Ireland SHC quarter-final defeat to Tipperary because he felt it would be the last opportunity he would get to do so.

Canning began his Galway career as a half forward before making the switch to corner back in 2001 when the Tribesmen lost the All-Ireland final to Tipperary. He won four All-Stars in the position in 2001, '03, '05 and '09.

Canning never won a senior All-Ireland medal with Galway, but did win an All-Ireland Minor medal in 1994, and an All-Ireland Under-21 medal in 1996. Canning also lined out for Connacht in the inter-provincial hurling competition. He captured two Railway Cup medals in 1999 and 2004. He has also won three All-Ireland club medals with Portumna, with whom he will continue to play. He actually retired from inter-county hurling in 2006, but returned a year later and was playing as well as he ever did in recent seasons.

But he has now admitted that he is unlikely to wear the maroon jersey again.

His move towards retirement will leave a huge hole in the Galway panel. Cheers Ollie for your outstanding service to Galway hurling. Best of Luck, whether or not you have played your last inter-county match.

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Sunday, July 25, 2010

2010 All-Ireland SHC Quarter-final: Galway narrowly lose to Tipperary...

Galway 3-16 Tipperary 3-17

Galway suffered a gut-wrenching defeat to Tipperary in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship quarter-final at Croke Park. The Premier county win sets up a semi-final showdown with provincial rivals Waterford.


Half-Time: Galway 1-09 Tipperary 1-08

Pre-Match:
Galway's Cyril Donnellan has a hand injury and will not start.

Galway manager John McIntyre has made three changes to the side that lost the Leinster final to Kilkenny for today's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Tipperary at Croke Park.

Former minor star David Burke returns from suspension to replace Adrian Cullinane at midfield, while Eanna Ryan and Cyril Donnellan come into the attack in place of Aidan Harte and Aonghus Callanan.

Tony Og Regan continues at centre back with John Lee still not back to full fitness.

Galway XV: C Callanan; D Joyce, S Kavanagh, O Canning; D Barry, T Og Regan, D Collins; G Farragher, D Burke; E Ryan, C Donnellan, A Smith; D Hayes, J Canning, I Tannian.

Tipperary boss Liam Sheedy has named the same 15 which ousted Offaly for this match against Galway.

It means that Paul Curran and Conor O'Mahony occupy the centre positions of defence again at full-back and centre-back, respectively, while David Young partners Brendan Maher in the middle of the field.

The one positional change comes in attack as Shane McGrath is named at left half-forward and Patrick Maher starts on 'the 40'.

Thurles Sarsfields ace Lar Corbett leads the line from full-forward, where he is flanked by Noel McGrath and Eoin Kelly in the corners.

Tipperary XV: B Cummins; P Stapleton, P Curran, M Cahill; D Fanning, C O'Mahony, P Maher; B Maher, D Young; G Ryan, P Maher, S McGrath; N McGrath, L Corbett, E Kelly.

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2010 All-Ireland SHC Quarter-final: Cork defeat Antrim...

Cork 1-25 Antrim 0-19 (Final Score)

Cork are into the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-final after beating a brave Antrim side. They will now play defending champions Kilkenny in two weeks time.

Pre-Match Note:
Cork take on Antrim in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship quarter-final at Croke Park. Antrim have never beaten Cork in the Championship. The most famous meeting of Cork and Antrim hurlers in Croke Park was the All-Ireland final of 1943. Having defeated both Kilkenny and Galway en route, the Northerners hoped to bring the Liam MacCarthy Cup across to Ulster for the first time, but it was not to be and the contest ended in a 22-point rout for the Leesiders, led by their 18-year-old-captain Mick Kennefick.

The two counties met again in 2004 – Brian Corcoran’s two goals leaving Cork ahead 2-13 to 0-3 at halftime. Cork, with all six forwards scoring, added another 13 points in the second half, while Antrim scored ten.

Match Note:
Cork's Paudie Sullivan hit the first point of the match from 13 metres, within the first minute of play.

Cathal Naughton scored a goal for Cork in injury-time of the first half.

Antrim's Liam Watson was sent off after receiving a second yellow card in the final five minutes of the game.

Half-Time: Cork 1-16 Antrim 0-11

Cork XV: D Og Cusack; S Murphy, E Cadogan, B Murphy; J Gardiner, R Curran, R Ryan; T Kenny, C Naughton; B O'Connor, M Cussen, N McCarthy; P O'Sullivan, A O hAilpin, K Murphy.

Antrim XV: Chris O'Connell; Kieran McGourty, Cormac Donnelly, Sean Delargy; Paul Shiels, Johnny Campbell, Ciaran Herron; Shane McNaughton, Karl Stewart; Simon McCrory, Neil McManus, Thomas McCann; PJ O'Connell, Liam Watson, Karl McKeegan.

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Saturday, July 24, 2010

2010 All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Rd 4: Cork defeat Limerick in extra-time...

Cork 0-16 Limerick 1-11

Half-Time: Cork 0-05 Limerick 0-05

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Rd 4: Down demolish Sligo...

Down 3-20 Sligo 0-10

Down easily defeat Sligo in this SFC qualifier match. Sligo put up a poor performance.

Half-Time: Down 1-10 Sligo 0-06

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Rd 4: Dublin easily defeat Louth...

Dublin 2-14 Louth 0-13

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Rd 4: Kildare defeat Monaghan...

Kildare 1-15 Monaghan 1-11

Kildare easily defeat a poor Monaghan side in this round of the SFC qualifiers, to book their place in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals.

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Sunday, July 18, 2010

2010 All-Ireland SHC Quarter-finals Draw...

The pairings for SHC quarter-finals were finalized on Sunday evening. The draw involved the Leinster and Munster Provincial Finals losers (Galway and Cork) in one bowl and the phase 3 winners (Tipperary and Antrim) in another bowl.

Under the draw rules, teams who have met previously in the championship cannot meet again. Therefore, the draw was a formality, as Cork lost to Waterford yesterday and Tipperary got a win over Offaly today.

Cork v Antrim

Galway v Tipperary

Fixtures will be played next weekend. The venues and times to be announced.

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Quarter-finals Draw...

The draws for the fourth round of the SFC qualifiers and the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals will take place in McHale Park, Castlebar on Sunday evening after the Connacht SFC final.


The draw for round four of the SFC qualifiers will involve the four winning teams from round three and the four defeated provincial finalists. The venues are not determined on a home and away basis.

The draw has been made:
Louth v Dublin
Sligo v Down
Monaghan v Kildare
Limerick v Cork

Dates and Times for matches are to be announced.

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2010 All-Ireland SHC Qualifiers (Phase 3): Offaly lose to Tipperary...

Offally 1-12 Tipperary 0-21

Eoin Kelly claimed 11 points as Tipperary overcame Offaly in Portlaoise to book an All-Ireland SHC quarter-final berth.
Half-Time: Offally 0-05 Tipperary 0-14

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers (Round 3): Cork defeat Wexford..

Cork 0-12 Wexford 0-05

Wexford were well beaten as Cork's All-Ireland SFC qualifiers crusade continued with a seven-point win.


Half-Time: Cork 0-07 Wexford 0-03

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2010 Connacht SFC Final: Roscommon get surprise win over Sligo..

Sligo 0-13 Roscommon 0-14

Roscommon are Connacht champions in the Senior Football Championship, after a shock win over favorites Sligo at Castlebar.

Man of the Match Donie Shine scored 10 points for Roscommon.

It's Roscommon's first Connacht title since 2001, when current manager Fergal O'Donnell lift the cup for them as captain back then.

Half-Time: Sligo 0-06 Roscommon 0-10

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2010 Ulster SFC Final: Tyrone crowned Uster SFC Champions after defeating Monaghan..

Tyrone 1-14 Monaghan 0-07

Tyrone retain their Ulster Senior Football Championship crown after beating Monaghan in the final at Clones.

Vincent Corey is injured for Monaghan and has had to withdraw from the Monaghan team. He was replaced by Monaghan goalkeeper Darren Hughes at centre back.  Shane Duffy stepped in as goalkeeper.

Tyrone's Colm Cavanaghscored a goal in the 66th minute - a shot past the goalkeeper into the top right hand corner.

Half-Time: Tyrone 0-07 Monaghan 0-04

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Saturday, July 17, 2010

2010 All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers (Round 3): Down defeat Offaly...

Down 1-12 Offaly 1-10

Half-Time: Down 0-06 Offaly 1-06
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2010 Munster SHC Final (Replay): Waterford triumph over Cork after extra-time...

Cork 1-13 Waterford 1-16

Waterford claim a great Munster SHC title at the expense of Cork. The match went into extra-time, after a  draw (Cork 1-11 Waterford 0-14) at the end of regular time.

Cork were awarded a penalty in the 63rd minute and the shot was deflected over the bar for a point.

Half-Time: Cork 0-04 Waterford 0-08

Venue: Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 22,763

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers (Round 3): Dublin defeat Armagh...

Dublin 0-14 Armagh 0-11

Bernard Brogan got 5 of the 6 points scored by Dublin in the first half.

Half-Time: Dublin 0-06 Armagh 0-06

Venue: Croke Park
Attendance: 25,947
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2010 All-Ireland SHC Qualifiers (Phase 3): Antrim knock Dublin out of Championship...

Dublin 0-19 Antrim 1-17

Antrim caused something of an upset when they edged out Dublin by a point at Croke Park to book a place in the All-Ireland hurling quarter-final.

Dublin were 1/8 favorites to win this one.

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers (Round 3): Kildare easily defeat Derry...

Derry 1-09 Kildare 2-17

Kildare cruised into next round of the qualifiers with a comprehensive victory over Derry at Celtic Park.


Derry's Ray Wilkinson fired the ball to the roof of the net in the first minute of play.

Half-Time: Derry 1-04 Kildare 0-08

Kildare XV: S McCormack; P Kelly, H McGrillen, A Mac Lochlainn; M O'Flaherty, E Bolton, B Flanagan; D Flynn, D Earley; J Kavanagh, P O'Neill, E O'Flaherty; J Doyle, R Sweeney, E Callaghan.



Venue: Celtic Park
Attendance: 3,347
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Sunday, July 11, 2010

2010 All-Ireland Football Championship Qualifiers - Round 3 Draw...

The draw for the third round of the All-Ireland Football Championship has taken place.

The matches will take place next weekend.

Third Round qualifier draw:

Dublin v Armagh

Wexford v Cork

Derry v Kildare

Offaly v Down

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Rd 2: Armagh defeat Fermanagh...

Armagh 0-11 Fermanagh 0-07

Armagh advanced to the third round of the All-Ireland qualifiers, by defeating Fermanagh in this round 2 qualifier.

Armagh's Stephen McDonnell missed a penalty, but still kicked a match-winning haul of 0-06.

Half-Time: Armagh 0-6 Fermanagh 0-04

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2010 Munster SHC Final: Cork draw with Waterford...

Cork 2-15 Waterford 2-15

Waterford's Tony Browne tucked away an injury-time goal to send this closely-fought Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final to a replay at Semple Stadium next Saturday.

Half-Time: Cork 0-06 Waterford 0-07

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2010 Leinster SFC Final: Heartbreak loss for Louth against Meath...

Louth 1-10 Meath 1-12

Meath's Joe Sheridan got a sensational winning goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time to give his side a first Leinster SFC title since 2001, by defeating Louth.

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Saturday, July 10, 2010

2010 All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Rd 2: Leitrim defeated by Kildare...

Leitrim 0-06 Kildare 1-12

Half-Time: Leitrim 0-03 Kildare 0-06

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2010 All-Ireland SHC Qualifiers Phase 2: Offaly defeat a brave Limerick side...

Offaly 1-18 Limerick 1-13

Half-Time: Offaly 1-08 Limerick 0-07

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2010 All-Ireland SHC Qualifiers Phase 2: Dublin defeat Clare...

Dublin 2-22 Clare 0-15

All-Star midfielder Alan McCrabbe struck eight points as Dublin accounted for Clare's young guns at a rain-sodden Croke Park.

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Rd 2: Longford lose to Down...

Down 1-14 Longford 1-10

Half-Time: Down 0-09 Longford 0-03

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Rd 2: Offaly defeat Waterford...

Offaly 0-15 Waterford 0-10

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Rd 2: Derry defeat Westmeath...

Derry 0-13 Westmeath 1-07

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Rd 2: Dublin defeat Tipp...

Dublin 1-21 Tipperary 1-13

Half-Time: Dublin 1-09 Tipperary 1-07

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Rd 2: Wexford get surprise win over Galway...

Wexford 1-11 Galway 0-13

Wexford's Ciaran Lyng scored a stoppage-time point to sent Galway crashing out of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Qualifiers at Pearse Stadium.

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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

2010 All-Ireland Football Championship Qualifiers - Round 2...

Round 2 of the All-Ireland Football Championship Qualifiers will take place next weekend. Below are the teams involved and the match-ups.

Sat, July 10, 2010
Galway v Wexford, Pearse Stadium, Galway @ 2:00
Offaly v Waterford, Tullamore @ 5:00 PM.
Westmeath v Derry, Cusack Park, Mullingar @ 5:00 PM.
Dublin v Tipperary, Croke Park @ 6:00 PM.
Cork v Cavan, Páirc Uí Chaoimh @ 7:00 PM.
Down v Longford, Newry @ 7:00 PM.
Kildare v Leitrim, Newbridge @ 7:00 PM.

Sun, July 11, 2010
Fermanagh v Armagh, Enniskillen @ 4:00 PM.

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Sunday, July 4, 2010

2010 Leinster SHC Final: Kilkenny comfortably defeat Galway...

Galway 1-12 Kilkenny 1-19

Galway lose to Leinster reigning champions Kilkenny by 7 points in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final, at Croke Park.

Kilkenny's Henry Sheflin scored a goal in the 12th minute.

Galway's Damien Hayes scored a goal in the 18th minute.

Half-Time: Galway 1-05 Kilkenny 1-08


Kilkenny XV: PJ Ryan; J Dalton, N Hickey, J Tyrrell; T Walsh, B Hogan, JJ Delaney; M Rice, M Fennelly; TJ Reid, E Brennan, E Larkin; M Comerford, R Pow er, H Shefflin.





Galway XV: Colm Callanan, Damien Joyce, Shane Kavanagh, Ollie Canning, Donal Barry, Tony Og Regan, David Collins, Adriane Cullinane, Ger Farragher, Aongus Callanan, Joe Canning, Andy Smith, Aidan Harte, Damien Hayes, Iarla Tannian.

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2010 Munster SFC Final: Kerry defeat a brave Limerick...

Limerick 1-14 Kerry 1-17

Brave Limerick lose to Kerry in the Munster Senior Football Championship Final, in Killarney.

Half-Time: Limerick 0-10 Kerry 0-07

Kerry's Colm Cooper scored a goal with a bullet to the roof of the net in the 51st minute.

Limerick's John Galvin intercepts the ball and he hammers the ball into the net in the 55th minute.


Kerry XV: B Kealy; M O Se, T Griffin, T O'Sullivan; T O Se, M McCarthy, K Young; S Scanlon, A Maher; Darran O'Sullivan, Declan O'Sullivan, D Walsh; C Cooper, K Donaghy, B Sheehan.


Limerick XV: B Scanlon; M O'Riordan, J McCarthy, A Lane; S Lavin, S Lucey, P Ranahan; J O'Donovan, J Galvin; P Browne, J Ryan, S Buckley; G Collins, I Ryan, S Kelly.

Attendance: 23,864

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Saturday, July 3, 2010

2010 Lory Meagher Cup Final: Longford defeats Donegal...

Donegal 1-12 Longford 1-20

Garrett Ghee inspired Longford to victory over Donegal with a 1-9 tally in the Lory Meagher Cup final, at Croke Park.

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2010 Nicky Rackard Cup final: Armagh get very close win over London...

Armagh 3-15 London 3-14

A thrilling Nicky Rackard Cup final at Croke Park was decided in stoppage time by ace finisher Paul Breen, who hit 2-04 in all as the Northerners ran out winners.

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2010 Christy Ring Cup Final: Westmeath sneaks win over Kerry in injury-time...

Westmeath 2-16 Kerry 1-18

Super-sub Andrew Dermody grabbed an injury-time winner to clinch a Christy Ring Cup triumph for Westmeath over Kerry, at Croke Park.

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2010 All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers Rd 1 (Replay): Antrim lose to Kildare...

Antrim 0-09 Kildare 1-15

Jonny Doyle scores the first goal of the game for Kildare at Casement Park.

Half-Time: Antrim 0-05 Kildare 1-04

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2010 All-Ireland Connacht SFC Semi-Final (Replay): Sligo get surprise win over Galway...

Sligo 1-14 Galway 0-16

Half-Time: Sligo 0-05 Galway 0-08

Sligo's David Kelly scored a goal shortly into the second half.

Galway XV: A Faherty; K Fitzgerald, F Hanley, A Burke; G Bradshaw, D Blake, G O'Donnell; N Coleman, J Bergin; G Sice, S Armstrong, M Clancy; M Meehan, P Joyce, E Concannon.

Sligo XV: P Greene; C Harrison, N McGuire, R Donovan; K Cawley , B Philips, J Davey; T Taylor , S Gilmartin; A Costello, M Breheny, K Sweeney; C McGee, E OHara, D Kelly.

Attendance: 12,045

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2010 All-Ireland SHC Qualifiers Phase 1: Carlow defeat Antrim...

Carlow 3-12 Antrim 2-18

Half-time: Carlow 2-6 Antrim 0-07

Craig doyle netted two goals for the Carlow side.

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2010 All-Ireland SHC Qualifiers Phase 1: Tipp easily defeat Wexford...

Tipperary 3-24 Wexford 0-19

Tipperary comfortably defeated Wexford in this All-Ireland SHC phase 1 qualifier in Thurles.

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