Martin Farragher on fire as Corofin cruise to final

Corofin (Galway) 4-14 St Mary’s (Sligo) 2-6: Classy Corofin cruised into a second successive Connacht club SFC decider as the reigning All-Ireland champions were just too good for Sligo outfit St Mary’s in a one-sided provincial semi-final at Markievicz Park.

Full-forward Martin Farragher stole the show with a sparkling 3-2 as the Galway kingpins, with Michael Lundy, Ronan Steede and Ian Burke also putting in eye-catching displays, strolled towards a showdown against Mayo’s Castlebar Mitchels on November 22.

Two goals in the opening 12 minutes — Michael Lundy’s cool penalty conversion and a crisp finish from Martin Farragher — set up the holders for a clinical display, and by the 14th minute, they led by nine points, 2-3 to 0-0, in conditions spoiled by a cross-field breeze.