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Right on cue, the drizzle started to fall as the final few moments of the Galway adventure came to a heartbreaking conclusion in Croke Park.

Padraic Joyce managed Galway to a championship victory over Mayo for the first time on Sunday with a superb 1-14 to 0-16 victory in over their arch rivals in Castlebar.

They could have forced it to extra time at the death, when Aiden Orme took aim from the stand side of the field and kicked for a point but his effort tailed just wide of the target and from Connor Gleeson’s kick-out David Coldrick blew the final whistle.

Galway and Roscommon prepare for another meeting - this one of more significance for Padraic Joyce's players as they seek to claim the Allianz Football League division two crown.

Galway look to maintain their winning run in the Allianz Football League's division two when they host Clare in Tuam on Sunday (2pm).

With the audition process very much underway ahead of the Allianz Football League, Galway took plenty of encouragement from Friday’s Connacht FBD League semi-final win over Mayo.

Champions Moycullen were made to work hard to ensure a positive start in defence of their senior crown on the opening weekend of senior football championship action.

It was a disappointed Padraic Joyce who faced the media after Galway were unable to generate any second half scores from play in their Connacht Final capitulation at Croke Park this afternoon.

Galway senior footballers travel to Monaghan on Sunday for a relegation play-off against the Farney County (3.45pm).

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