BloggerNow.com GAA Championship and League Weekend Match Recap: All-Ireland SFC Connacht Championship 2011: Leitrim upset Sligo...

Sunday, June 5, 2011

All-Ireland SFC Connacht Championship 2011: Leitrim upset Sligo...

Leitrim 1-10
Sligo 0-10

Conor Beirne's second-half goal gave Leitrim a surprise victory over Sligo at Markievicz Park.

Leitrim were the better team in the first half and were full value for their half-time lead, 0-8 to 0-5.

With seven championship debutants in their side, Leitrim showed no fear of the 2010 provincial finalists and they were deserving victors on the day.

Leitrim: C McCrann; D Reynolds, R Gallagher, P Maguire; B Prior, G Reynolds, W McKeon (0-1); T Beirne (0-1), D Lowe; P Brennan (0-1), E Mulligan (0-2), R Lowe; A Croal (0-1), C Beirne (1-3), J Glancy (0-1). Subs: B McDonald for Brennan; D Sweeney for Lowe.

Sligo: P Greene; C Harrison, R Donovan, N Ewing; P McGovern, B Curran, D Rooney; S Gilmartin, T Taylor (0-1); A Costello, E O'Hara, F Quinn (0-1); S Coen (0-1), K Sweeney, A Marren (0-4). Subs: S Davey for Gilmartin; M Breheny (0-2) for Sweeney; D Maye (0-1) for Quinn; B Egan for Costello; K Cawley for Breheny.

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