Late Connor Gleeson point wins Connacht final for Galway

Galway claimed their third consecutive Connacht title with victory over Mayo. 

Galway's Connor Gleeson kicks a point.  Picture: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane

Connacht SFC final: Galway 0-16 Mayo 0-15

THE latest renewal of an age-old rivalry ended in a welter of excitement in Salthill when a long-range free from goalkeeper Connor Gleeson in the fifth minute of added time saw Galway win the Connacht title for the third year in a row.