Medtronic make it a hat-trick of titles in Galway Interfirms

The Medtronic panel which captured the Galway Gaelic football Interfirms title. Back row, from left: Tomas Wrynne, Karl Dooher, Michael McNamara, Cian Mimnagh, Ger Cafferty, Ronan Conlon, Barry O’Donovan, Aaron Molloy, Ronan Rogers, Keith Murphy, Damien McHugh, Colm O’Donovan, Martin Shaughnessy and Jimmy Heverin. Front: Cormac Ó Conaire, David Hogan, Aaron McHugh, Enda Mullarkey, Adrian Warde, Raymond McDermott, Tomas Monaghan, Sean Ó Brien, Damien Joyce and Joe Canny.

placeholder image — The Medtronic panel which captured the Galway Gaelic football Interfirms title. Back row, from left: Tomas Wrynne, Karl Dooher, Michael McNamara, Cian Mimnagh, Ger Cafferty, Ronan Conlon, Barry O’Donovan, Aaron Molloy, Ronan Rogers, Keith Murphy, Damien McHugh, Colm O’Donovan, Martin Shaughnessy and Jimmy Heverin. Front: Cormac Ó Conaire, David Hogan, Aaron McHugh, Enda Mullarkey, Adrian Warde, Raymond McDermott, Tomas Monaghan, Sean Ó Brien, Damien Joyce and Joe Canny.

Medtronic 3-14

Galway Garda 0-11

Medtronic won the Galway Interfirms Senior Football title for the third year in succession when they defeated the Galway Garda in a keenly contested decider which was played in the Connacht Centre of Excellence during the week.

Even though storm Abigail battered the country earlier in the day, the match was played in ideal conditions and both sides contributed to an entertaining encounter.

Two goals in 60 seconds with 10 minutes remaining were decisive and settled the contest in Medtronic’s favour. In the end it was Medtronic’s greater spread of scores which won the day, as the Garda relied heavily on the accuracy of Cormac Bane.

It was Medtronic who started the brighter with Cian Mimnagh’s accuracy from play and placed balls enabling the winners to build up a five point advantage after just 10 minutes. Martin Shaughnessy, after linking well with Colm O’Donovan, was also on target.

The Garda showed why they dominated Interfirms in the first part of the decade as they hit back with three frees from Bane to narrow the gap to two at the end of the opening quarter.

Barry O’Donovan and Cormac Bane exchanged points before Medtronic struck the first of their three goals. Adrian Warde and Joe Canny linked up to set up Colm O’Donovan who made no mistake to leave Medtronic five clear after 25 minutes.

A converted free from Colm O’Donovan stretched Medtronic’s advantage before a fine effort from Bane left the half-time score at 1-7 to 0-5 in Medtronic’s favour.

For more, read this week’s Galway City Tribune.