Cummins hits crucial goals

TWO predatory first-half goals from corner-forward Danny Cummins set up IT Sligo for a hard fought one-point defeat of NUIG at Ballinode on Saturday night.

The elements spoiled this floodlit fixture as NUIG, already through to the FBD Connacht League final, were let off the hook by a wasteful home side.

Scorers for IT Sligo: D Cummins 2-0; A Croal, E Keating, D Givney, P Garvey 0-1 each.

Scorers for NUIG: N Douglas 0-3; J Doherty 0-2 (1f); S Gilmartin 0-2; C Conroy, C Walsh 0-1 each.

IT SLIGO: S Nevin (Mayo); R Donovan (Sligo), K Keane (Mayo), P Seoighe (Galway); D Drake (Mayo), D Geraghty (Mayo), G Gaughan (Sligo); D Givney (Cavan), F Cregg (Roscommon); R McLaughlin (Donegal), E Keating (Cavan), P Garvey (Roscommon); D Cummins (Galway), S Ryder (Fermanagh) A Croal (Leitrim)

Subs: P O’Connor (Cavan) for R McLoughlin (58); G Keane (Mayo) for A Croal (59).

NUIG: N King (Galway); R Rochford (Mayo), C McDonald (Tipperary), S McWeeney (Leitrim); J Moore (Galway), J Maloney (Offaly), K Crowe (Mayo); S Moran (Leitrim), S Guing (Offaly); F Deasmhunaigh (Cork), S Gilmartin (Sligo), C Conroy (Mayo); C Walsh (Mayo), N Douglas (Mayo), D Wynne (Galway).

Subs: C Freeman (Mayo) for D Wynne (27); G Sweeney (Galway) for R Rochford (ht); B Moran (Westmeath) for S McWeeney (ht); J Doherty (Mayo) for N Douglas (40); F O’Reilly (Galway) for K Crowe, (55).

Referee: John Glavey (Roscommon).