Galway 0-13 Sligo 0-9:CORNER-FORWARD Shane Maughan produced a stunning performance to send Galway through to a Connacht MFC showdown with Mayo.
Maughan hit 0-7, four from play.
Sligo, playing against the wind in the opening half, trailed 0-8 to 0-2 at the break.
Galway hit seven points without reply from the 10th to 27th minute.
But Sligo finished the half strongly with Niall Murphy inches wide with a goal chance before Denis Coffey found the range.
Sligo struggled to eat into the Galway lead after the restart even when Brian Egan reduced the deficit, Maughan responded with a point off either foot to leave it 0-12 to 0-4 .
Galway: S Maughan 0-7 (two frees); P Varley 0-1; N Quinn 0-1; F O'Bearra 0-1; N Breathnach 0-1; C O'Neill 0-1f, C Rabbitte 0-1. Sligo: B Egan 0-3 (two frees, 45); N Murphy 0-2; D Coffey 0-1; E McManus 0-1; Cl Brennan 0-1; N Collery 0-1.
Mayo 1-11 Roscommon 0-11
HOLDERS Mayo got the defence of the Connacht minor crown off to wining start at McHale Park on Saturday evening .
The sides were well-matched in most area apart form the attack where Mayo had a ace in the pack in Cillian O’Connor who finished with 1-6, his goal on 17 minutes turning out to be the decisive score of the game.
Roscommon came with a late surge to narrow the gap to three but it was too late
Mayo: C O'Connor 1-6 (six frees), D Kirby 0-3 (one free, 45), D Coen (0-2). Roscommon: C Murtagh.0-6 (five frees), D Smith 0-4 (frees), S Leydon (0-1)
