Tribe are left to wander in the dark

RARELY in the long and storied history of this age-old rivalry has the result been so important at such a relatively early stage in the season.

Both sides had an awful lot to lose on a dark, dreary and overcast afternoon in McHale Park, Castlebar yesterday and that fact will not be lost on Galway this week as they contemplate an All-Ireland qualifier game against Meath.

Mayo, meanwhile, return to training tomorrow night with a spring in their step as they prepare for their first Connacht final showdown with Roscommon since 2004.