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Connacht MFC/ Sligo 1-6 Leitrim 0-8: Sligo scored a goal and a point in the fourth minute of added-time to send their neighbours…

Connacht MFC/ Sligo 1-6 Leitrim 0-8:Sligo scored a goal and a point in the fourth minute of added-time to send their neighbours crashing out of the Connacht championship before a large home support at Ballinamore on Saturday evening.

Leitrim were comfortably ahead by three points at the end of normal time before referee Michael Daly added four extra minutes during which Leitrim had Shane Murphy sent off for a double yellow card.

Sligo equalised when Conor Mullen capitalised on poor defending to score a goal from close range. Sligo then gained possession from the kick out and Brian Harris slotted over the winning point from 30 metres with the final kick of the game.

SLIGO: C O'Mahony; N Gaughan, T Stenson, D Maye; P Kelly, J Keaney, K Cawley (0-1); C Mullen (1-0), P Clarke; B Harris (0-2), G Cawley, C Brady; A Dunne (0-1), B O'Reilly (0-1), P Greene (0-1). Subs: D Clarke for G Cawley; G Horan for Keaney; C Maye for 0'Reilly; J Hynes for Brady.

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LEITRIM: B McPadden; E Reynolds, C McCawley, D Tiernan; A Dolan, D Gilheaney, C Higgins; E Mahon (0-1), T Beirne (0-1); S Murphy (0-1), M Beirne, D Clancy (0-1); A Croal (0-4, frees), N O'Connor, A Wynne. Subs: D Tiernan for M Beirne; D Shanley for Wynne; B Farrell for O'Connor.

Referee: M Daly(Mayo).