Resolute Castlebar hold off Clann na nGael

Castlebar (Mayo) 3-8 Clann na nGael (Roscommon) 0-13: Castlebar Mitchels managed to keep Clann na nGael at arm’s length to set up a mouth-watering provincial final against Corofin in two weeks’ time.

First-half goals from Richie Feeney, Barry Moran and Danny Kirby did the trick but it was far from straightforward against a gallant young Clann na nGael side that gave as good as they got for long periods.

Clann, making their first appearance in the provincial club championship for 19 years, absorbed the shock of conceding two goals inside the first four minutes to remain in contention throughout. But despite the best efforts of Cathal Shine, Donal Shine and Ultan Harney, they couldn’t manufacture the goal to get themselves back into the mix.