Competent Galway grind out win

Galway 0-12 Roscommon 0-8

And, if there was nothing unexpected about Galway's win in Pearse Stadium yesterday, the holders advanced in the Bank of Ireland Connacht football championship largely because their greater experience enabled them to adapt better.

However, the decisive factor in the outcome was the twin contribution of seven points from placed balls from Padraic Joyce and championship debutant Michael Meehan in the first half hour.