Milltown claim late victory

Galway SFC/ Milltown 1-12 Caltra 2-7 : Milltown qualified for their first Galway final since 1987 at Tuam Stadium yesterday…

Galway SFC/ Milltown 1-12 Caltra 2-7: Milltown qualified for their first Galway final since 1987 at Tuam Stadium yesterday.

Ciarán Murphy's point pushed Milltown into the lead a minute into stoppage time and John Cullinane sealed victory deep into stoppage time. Caltra's Michael Meehan scored two goals as the sides turned around level at 2-5 to 1-8.

MILLTOWN: G Bowens; B Molloy, D Hernon, B McGrath; M Flannery, D Blake, D Mullaghy; J Devane, S Waldron; P Glynn, J Cullinane (0-6, five frees) D Brennan (0-2); C Murphy (0-3, one free), S Hehir (1-0), F Nicholson (0-1). Subs: C Blake for Waldron (35 mins), Waldron for Brennan (60 mins).

CALTRA: K Kilroy; O Kelly, E Meehan, B Kilroy; P Gately, K Gavin, O Deely; J Galvin, B Laffey; C Kilroy, D Meehan (0-1), A Keighrey (0-1); M O'Neill (0-1), M Meehan (2-2, one 45), M Killilea (0-2). Subs: T Meehan for C Kilroy (51 mins), P Birch for Keighrey (60 mins).

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Referee: G Kinneavy.

Joyce lands late free to earn draw

NUIG 1-12 Killererin 0-15:Nicky Joyce landed a free in the sixth minute of injury-time to salvage a draw for Killererin at Tuam Stadium yesterday.

Killererin's Tommie Joyce had a penalty saved with 10 minutes remaining, but Shane Hughes hit two points either side of a Nicky Joyce free. NUIG led at the break 1-6 to 0-4.

NUIG: L Grant; F Boyle, J Healy, P Healy; S Drake, G Bradshaw, N Ewing; E Hoare (0-2, one 45), D Duffy; G O'Donnell (0-1), M Gottsche, J Farrell; M Ronaldson (1-1), F Breathnach (0-2), D Conway (0-5, three frees). Subs: D Costello for Ewing, 23 mins; J Connellan (0-1)for Breathnach, (half-time), D O'Gara for Farrell (45 mins); Breathnach for O'Donnell (53 mins), Farrell for Hoare (60 mins).

KILLERERIN: A Keane (0-1, 45);T Joyce, M Mitchell, D Kelly; T Flynn, D Flaherty, I Reddington; T Hughes, M Keane; J Hughes, J Keane (0-1), N Joyce (0-8, three frees); S Hughes (0-3), P Joyce (0-2), T Fahy. Subs: T Wilson for J Hughes (45 mins), J Mannion for Kelly (55 mins).

Referee: P McGovern.