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.

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.