Sligo sink Galway in injury-time to retain Connacht U20 title

19.04.2023 - 19:31 rte.ie

Galway 0-13 Sligo 0-14 Supersub Dillon Walsh was the hero for Sligo as he fisted over the winning point deep into stoppage time as Sligo retained the Connacht U-20 title with a thrilling 0-14 to 0-13 win over Galway at Tuam Stadium.It's the first time ever a Sligo team has retained a Connacht title in any grade and they were good value for their win as they came from behind to shoot the closing three points of a brilliant contest.Galway led by 0-07 to 0-06 after a first half where they were on top in the opening quarter but Sligo took over and dominated from there to the break.

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