Rossies climb Connacht order as Galway deflate their own hype

Several of the problems that dogged Pádraic Joyce’s first two years in office have resurfaced

3 April 2022; Diarmuid Murtagh of Roscommon shoots to score his side's first goal during the Allianz Football League Division 2 Final match between Roscommon and Galway at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Allianz FL Division 2 Final: Roscommon 1-20 Galway 0-22

If Galway thought they had done a fine job in killing all the early-season hype that had surrounded them ahead of their championship opener against Mayo, their great rivals in green and red followed suit two hours later to ensure both sides head into the April 24 provincial quarter-final mired in doubt and unanswered questions.