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Walsh goal proves decisive

Sligo SFC: Matthew Walsh clenched a 1-11 to 0-9 semi-final victory over St Johns for Tourlestrane with a late goal in their …

Mon Oct 01 2007 - 01:00

Sligo SFC:Matthew Walsh clenched a 1-11 to 0-9 semi-final victory over St Johns for Tourlestrane with a late goal in their Sligo SFC semi-final in Tubbercurry yesterday.

St Johns, contesting their first ever senior semi-final, were five points in arrears 0-6 to 0-1, at halftime but they put in a storming secondhalf performance.

Thomas Cryan scored a goal and a point from two penalties and blasted another over the bar as Eastern Harps beat Easkey 1-13 to 0-6 in their semi-final replay.

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TOURLESTRANE: B Egan (0-1), T Henry (0-3); S Leonard (0-1), G McGowan (0-5, four frees), S Dunne (0-1), Subs: M Walsh (1-0); ST JOHNS: P Greene (0-1, free); D Rooney (0-4 from frees), J Scanlon (0-4, three frees),

EASTERN HARPS: K Gallagher (0-1); T Cryan (1-3, pen, free), M Doddy (0-2), K Carty (0-3), J Rafferty (0-1), S King (0-1), C Gallagher (0-1) P McGill (0-1); EASKEY: B McGrath (0-1), D Sloyne (0-3, two frees), B Rolston (0-1) R Conway (0-1) .