Gleeson holds nerve to seal Galway's Connacht hat-trick

Kevin McStay’s team had carried a two-point lead into stoppage-time at the end of a second half that ebbed and flowed, but three converted frees from Rob Finnerty, Shane Walsh and Gleeson saw Padraic Joyce’s charges snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
Gleeson holds nerve to seal Galway's Connacht hat-trick

WINNING SCORE: Galway goalkeeper Connor Gleeson celebrates with his manager Padraic Joyce. Pic:Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

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

It may not have been a classic Connacht Final, but that was the last thing on Galway minds as they celebrated a dramatic victory over their oldest and fiercest rivals in Salthill.

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