CONNACHT MFC FIRST ROUND: Galway 1-5 Sligo  0-7: SUBSTITUTE CATHAL Sweeney was the Galway hero at Tuam Stadium on Saturday night, scoring the decisive goal that was set up by twin brother Patrick.

GALWAY: M Breathnach; S Coughlan, J Duane, G Sweeney; S Bohan, B Flaherty, C Halloran; R O'Connell, R Steede (0-1); F Ó Curraoin, P Sweeney (0-1, free), P Cunningham; D Wynne, E Monahan (0-3, one free), JR Bodkin. Subs: T Flynn for Bodkin (44), C Sweeney (1-0) for O Curraoin (44), B O Connell for Cunningham (58), E Ó hEochaidh for O'Connell.

SLIGO: A Devaney; L Kennedy, L O'Connell, J Kelly; R McGarrigle, D Carabine, J Connolly; P Hughes, J Clarke (0-1); J Thompson, N McDonagh (0-1), D Coffey; J Mathews, B Egan, D Maye (0-5, four frees). Subs:E Kivlehan for Thompson (47), O Cox for Connolly (53), J Rogers for Mathews (55), P Grady for Egan (60).