21:31:
So, first blood to Galway in a tough battle but bigger tests lie ahead and the teams will lock horns again in four weeks in the National League.
Kevin Walsh’s charges have Leitrim on Sunday (2pm Clonbur) and victory will gurantee them a place in the FBD League Final.
We hope you enjoyed our coverage and we’ll see ye all again soon! Match Reports to follow …
21:28:
All over in a very wet castlebar @Galway_GAA 1-10 @MayoGAA 1-9 Great battle..great win! Best wishes to castlebar pitch groubdsman…he has a busy few weeks ahead!
— Barry Cullinane (@bigbar9) January 12, 2018
21:21:
Remaining Fixtures
Sunday, 14th January – Galway vs Leitrim (2pm Clonbur), Roscommon vs Mayo (2pm Dr. Hyde Park)
Wednesday, 17th January – Leitrim vs Sligo (7pm Ballinamore)
Sunday, 21st January – Galway vs Roscommon (2pm Tuam Stadium), Sligo vs Mayo (Details TBC)
Galway and Roscommon will qualify for the final with wins this Sunday!
21:18:
It's 943 days since we've bet Galway. This isn't on hey @Rochford
— MAYOAREBACK (@MayoAreBack) January 12, 2018
21:15:
Scorers:
GALWAY – Patrick Sweeney 1-1, Barry McHugh 0-3, Paul Conroy 0-2, Padraic Cunnigham 0-2, Eamonn Brannigan 0-1, Damien Comer 0-1
MAYO – Brian Reape 0-4, Kevin McLoughlin 0-2, Peter Naughton 1-0, Shane Nally 0-1
21:14:
https://twitter.com/davycunniffe/status/951924968174096395
21:13:
RTE channelling their finest Hardy Bucks impression in their new GAA match reporting shtyle, with Galway dishing a bateing out to Mayo pic.twitter.com/wVwakmrZXv
— Donogh Hurley (@donogh_hurley) January 12, 2018
21:12:
The west of Ireland heats of Dancing With The Stars went well in Castlebar tonight. @DWTSIRL @MayoGAA @TribesmenGAA pic.twitter.com/OxCepJPhUb
— Declan Varley (@declanvarley) January 12, 2018
21:11:
Galway and Roscommon are in control
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Dif | |
| ROSCOMMON | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 22 | 4 | +26 |
| GALWAY | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 4 | +5 |
| MAYO | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 1 | -1 |
| LEITRIM | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 33 | 1 | -14 |
| SLIGO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 43 | 0 | -16 |
21:05:
RESULT! GALWAY 1-10 MAYO 1-9
FREE – MAYO – BRIAN REAPE (1-10 1-9)
21:04:
RED CARD! GALWAY! SEAN ANDY O’CEALLAIGH!
Not sure if red or black but Galway down to 12 men
20:56:
Two men up and down by two with five minutes to go and @MayoGAA haven’t scored this half since the goal.
— Colm Gannon (@ColmGannon) January 12, 2018
20:51:
Hahahahha The dirt even rises to the surface in pre-season!
— Shane Cannon (@ShaneCannon1) January 12, 2018
20:50:
#FBDLeague #ConnachtGAA
22mins 2nd half#MayoGAA:1-8(11)#Galway_GAA:1-10(13).Official attendance 2,679
— Mayo GAA (@MayoGAA) January 12, 2018
20:49:
BLACK CARD! GALWAY! SEAN MULKERRIN!
Galway down to 13 men as Mulkerrin had been previously yellow carded
20:48:
Damien Comer has been red carded for lashing out for being pulled to the ground 55mins #MAYOGALWAY
— Galway Advertiser (@galwayad) January 12, 2018
20:45:
RED CARD! GALWAY! DAMIEN COMER!
20:44:
Galway playing with a strong second half wind against Mayo was never a guarantee for success. Real premium on accuracy against a team who will sit back and counter. But a deflected goal will always help. Sides level.
— Alan Dooley (@alanmdooley) January 12, 2018
20:43:
FBD Insurance League
15 mins 2nd half@MayoGAA 1-8@Galway_GAA 1-8
Goal Sweeney deflected to the net, great run from Conroy#GAA— Connacht GAA (@ConnachtGAA) January 12, 2018
20:42:
Point – Galway – Damien Comer (1-8 1-10)
20:41:
Free – Galway – Barry McHugh (1-8 1-9)
20:39:
GOAL! GALWAY! PATRICK SWEENEY! (1-8 1-8)
20:37:
Point – Galway – Padraic Cunningham (1-8 0-8)
20:36:
Diarmuid O’Connor has just come on for Mayo, Damien Comer about to enter the fray for Galway
20:32:
A goal in this game could be the deciding factor but then again it might not, who's to know really @MayoGAA @Galway_GAA #mayogaa
— MAYOAREBACK (@MayoAreBack) January 12, 2018
20:31:
Ball is turned over….Brian Reape to Peter Naughton…GOAL MAYO. Mayo now leading 1-8 to 0-6.
— Galway Bay FM Sport (@gbfmsports) January 12, 2018
20:30:
Point – Galway – Padraic Cunningham (1-8 0-7)
20:29:
GOAL! MAYO! PETER NAUGHTON! (1-8 0-6)
20:26:
Galway 0-6 vs Mayo 0-8 – (36 mins) second half underway@ConnachtGAA #FBD Galway with the wind in the second half
— Tribesmen GAA (@TribesmenGAA) January 12, 2018
20:20:
Usually we're big fans of the Green & Red of Mayo, Galway & Mayo or even the Hay Wrap for a Galway v #mayogaa game but we feel this song from the @sawdoctors is more appropriate tonight: https://t.co/lCJtkGtPNH
Will it ever stop raining? #fbdleague— Mayo GAA Banter (@mayogaabanter) January 12, 2018
20:19:
Scorers:
Mayo – Kevin McLoughlin 0-3, Brian Reape 0-3, Shane Nally 0-2
Galway – Paul Conroy 0-2, Barry McHugh 0-2, Patrick Sweeney 0-1, Eamonn Brannigan 0-1
20:11:
Half time in MacHale Park, @MayoGAA lead @Galway_GAA 0-8 to 0-6. Entertaining stuff, some fine scores despite the driving wind and rain #GAA
— Connacht GAA (@ConnachtGAA) January 12, 2018
20:10:
#FBDLeague Rd 2 Refixture@MayoGAA 0-8@Galway_GAA 0-6
Half time.
Conditions appalling for both teams. pic.twitter.com/peXpFyziMh
— Mid West Radio (@radiomidwest) January 12, 2018
20:09:
HT at a rain-soaked Castlebar and Mayo lead Galway by 0-8/0-6 after playing with the wind and rain in 1st half. Two points for Shane Nally and three for Kevin McLoughlin, just a few days after they got back from Malaysia. #wintry #mayogaa pic.twitter.com/QMx0cKvHgx
— Mayo News – Sport (@mayonewssport) January 12, 2018
20:08:
HALF-TIME – Mayo 0-8 Galway 0-6
Galway have the wind in the second half
20:07:
@ross4sam Probably should have moved the Mayo v Galway FBD game to Dr. Hyde Park #snookertable
McHale Park looking a little boggy!! #Rossies @lthugh @gara_pat pic.twitter.com/3zsrnfBo7K— Andy Quinn (@Andy_J_Quinn) January 12, 2018
20:07:
Free – Galway – Barry McHugh (0-8 0-6)
20:04:
Point – Mayo – Kevin McLoughlin (0-8 0-5)
20:01:
Point – Galway – Paul Conroy (0-7 0-5)
20:01:
#FBDLeague Rd 2 Refixture@MayoGAA 0-6@Galway_GAA 0-4
30mins First half pic.twitter.com/Zmmhy2cbmC
— Mid West Radio (@radiomidwest) January 12, 2018
20:00:
Free – Mayo – Kevin McLoughlin (0-7 0-4)
19:57:
Free – Mayo – Brian Reape (0-6 0-4)
19:52:
Point – Mayo – Brian Reape (0-5 0-4)
19:50:
FBD Insurance League
17 mins@MayoGAA 0-4@Galway_GAA 0-4
Point Reape free, Mayo playing with a strong wind#GAA— Connacht GAA (@ConnachtGAA) January 12, 2018
19:49:
Free – Mayo – Brian Reape (0-4 0-4)
19:45:
Free – Galway – Barry McHugh (0-3 0-4)
19:44:
Point – Galway – Eamonn Brannigan (0-3 0-3)
19:41:
Point – Galway – Paul Conroy (0-3 0-2)
19:40:
Here’s how the table looks before tonight. Top two qualify for final on February 18th
| Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Dif | |
| ROSCOMMON | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 22 | 4 | +26 |
| GALWAY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 2 | +4 |
| MAYO | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1 | = |
| LEITRIM | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 33 | 1 | -14 |
| SLIGO | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 43 | 0 | -16 |
19:39:
Point – Mayo – Shane Nally (0-3 0-1)
19:37:
Point – Mayo – Shane Nally (0-2 0-1)
19:35:
Point – Galway – Patrick Sweeney (0-1 0-1)
19:34:
Point – Mayo – Kevin McLoughlin (0-1 0-0)
19:29:
Mayo v Galway
Game 1 of 3 in 2018! 😁 #MayoGaa 💚❤️ pic.twitter.com/ioLXrOaCkx— Emma (@EmmaMc7) January 12, 2018
19:28:
Shane Walsh starts for Galway instead of Gareth Bradshaw. Johnny Duane expected to move to centre back.
19:19:
It was wet wet wet on Wednesday but may be wet wet and wetter tonight my 7 year old informed me @mayogaa @radiomidwest #mayogaa #honmayo #mayvgal #letsdothis pic.twitter.com/t3usMBCybo
— Iseult Mangan (@IseultMangan) January 12, 2018
19:13:
Serious concerns over whether this game will be called off again. Wet patches in some areas of the field but game is still ON as things stand. Mayo doing their warm up without a ball. Incessant rain and a yellow weather warning.
19:04:
Padraic Duffy from Ballintubber doing a great to ensure the @fbd_ie Connacht Football League game goes ahead between @MayoGAA and @Galway_GAA after already being rescheduled last week due to weather conditions @LiveGAAResults pic.twitter.com/mVh1S8UHiB
— Inpho Photography (@Inphosports) January 12, 2018
18:50:
3 changes to that program's starting 15.
18 Kevin McLoughlin in for 11 Neil Douglas
24 Alan Freeman in for 10 Fionn McDonagh
28 Adam Gallagher in for 8 Ger McDonagh#MayoGAA— Mayo GAA (@MayoGAA) January 12, 2018
18:49:
Well that doesn't look great… it's wet and wild in Castlebar but the game is ON right now! @MayoGAA v @Galway_GAA throws in at 7.30! pic.twitter.com/8m50fop77X
— Mid West Radio (@radiomidwest) January 12, 2018
18:41:
Tonight's program…. pic.twitter.com/h31RXSov0Y
— Mayo GAA (@MayoGAA) January 12, 2018
18:36:
You know you're in the car park early for Mayo v Galway when a Mondeo pulls up beside you and five Galway players hop out! #mayogaa
— Edwin McGreal (@edmcgreal) January 12, 2018
18:35:
Ground staff working away on MacHale Park pitch with just over an hour to go to throw-in for @MayoGAA v @TribesmenGAA in @ConnachtGAA FBD league #mayogaa pic.twitter.com/He9nVys1S1
— Colm Gannon (@ColmGannon) January 12, 2018
18:34:
Error with Seán Kelly @maighcuilinn number is original post, he'll be wearing number 7. pic.twitter.com/yaoVegj1yW
— Tribesmen GAA (@TribesmenGAA) January 12, 2018
18:30
Our Friday Night Match is the Connacht FBD League re-fixed clash between Mayo and Galway. The two rivals are well accustomed to each other but they haven’t met in the pre-season competition since Mayo beat Galway 0-12 to 0-9 in the 2010 Final.
However, it is the first of three guaranteed meetings this year (League – Feb 11th, Championship – May 13th) and potential new big names plus some established stars will get their chance to lay down a marker.
