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The match will throw in at 19:30 on Wednesday, 21^st July in McHale Park, Mayo.

The home side, Mayo, had to beat reigning champions Galway on penalties to progress to the final. The game was decided through some excellent spot taking and a great save by the Mayo keeper.

Jack McMahon in Mayo’s corner forward position proved to be an important part of their win against Galway. He is a strong place kicker but also has a quick burst of pace in open play.

Roscommon needed to overcome a tough Sligo team to reach the final. It was a high scoring thrilling affair where a mounted Sligo comeback was not enough to break down Roscommon.

In that game, corner forward James Fitzgerald was the difference, scoring 2-02. He will need to be on form again for Roscommon to bring home the provisional championship.

These two faced each other in the 2018 final which Mayo easily came out on top of that time.

The coup de grâce by Lambert ! It's all over and @MayoGAA win the first ever @ConnachtGAA u20 Final. Mayo 3-16 @RoscommonGAA 1-6. pic.twitter.com/kCCfQXQGGS

— Mid West Radio (@radiomidwest) June 17, 2018

Predicted Starting 15

Mayo

Roscommon          

Roscommon U20 Team. pic.twitter.com/DLFyH9vCbo

— Roscommon GAA (@RoscommonGAA) July 14, 2021

Betting

Mayo have been given the advantage in this game with odds of 8/13 to win.

U20’s matches have a knack for taking games to extra time and the odds of another draw are 15/2.

Roscommon are underdogs but have a chance with odds of 13/8 to grab the title.

Predicted Score

Underage Connacht football has always been between Mayo and Galway. Now that Mayo has dispatched the Tribesmen, this is their competition to lose.

Roscommon are happy to be at the final after beating Sligo not too comfortable. Although this is an exciting young team, it is hard to see them overcoming Mayo.

Expect Mayo to lift the title with a seven point lead at the final whistle.

If there were cameras in the Tuam Stadium nets then they'd have been wondering what the hell Harry Maguire was doing in Galway

In sudden death, of all places, this was nerveless and it was sensational from Mayo U20 player Conor Flynn pic.twitter.com/M7etjaXehX

— GAA JOE (@GAA__JOE) July 14, 2021

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CLICK HERE FOR LIVE SCORES ON CORK U20 v KERRY U20

• 65′

  Cork 3-12 Kerry 3-11 result

   
• 64′

  Cork takes the lead and Paul O\’Shea misses a sitter to level up the game.

   
• 60′

  Only one in it, four min injury time

   
• 52′
  

  Kerry goal from penalty Paul O\’Shea

   
• 49′
  

  Cork goal from play Conor Corbett

   
• 41′
  

  Cork point from play David Buckley

   
• 39′
  

  Kerry point from free Dylan Geaney

   
• 37′

  Cork point from play David Buckley

   
• 33′

  Cork point from play Conor O\’Hanlon

   
• 30′

  Half time – Cork 2-07 Kerry 2-06

   
• 29′
  

  Cork goal from play Conor Corbett

   
• 26′
  

  Kerry GOAL from play by Dylan Geaney leaves it Kerr 2-04 Cork 1-04, great game.

   
• 25′
  

  Cork goal from play Jack Cahalane

   
• 21′
  

  Kerry point from play Dylan Geaney

   
• 19′
  

  Kerry goal from play Darragh Lyne

   
• 16′
  

  Kerry point from free Dylan Geaney

   
• 13′
  

  Cork point from free Dara Dorgan

   
• 9′
  

  Cork point from play Conor Corbett

   
• 7′
  

  Cork point from play David Buckley

   
• 5′
  

  Kerry U20 point from play Conor Hayes

   
• 3′
  

  Cork U20 point from play Colin Walsh

PREVIEW

Throw in for this match will be at 19:30 on Thursday, 15^th July in Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork. This match will be shown live on TG4.

We have not seen much of either side as this semifinal will be their first matches in the championship.

They last faced each other in the 2020 Munster final which Kerry ran out champions by five points. Both squads contain some of the same players that played that final in March last year and the Cork players will be looking for revenge.

The Kerry minor team has shown their class by reaching their first All-Ireland in three years after beating Roscommon well.

Cork has also been a title-winning team as they won the 2019 All-Ireland u21 final.

Kerry and Cork have grown to be big rivals as the two best teams in Munster, frequently facing each other in a final at every age level.

Betting

Cork, at home, are just about underdogs with odds to win at 6/5.

A draw in 60 minutes has odds of 15/2.

Kerry are given the edge in the bookies’ eyes with odds of 5/6 to win.

Starting teams

CORK

1. Gavin Creedon, Kilshannig
2. Colm O Donovan, Newcestown
3. Diarmaid Phelan, Agahad
4. Conor McGoldrick, Eire Óg
5. Adam Walsh-Murphy, Valley Rovers
6. Tommy Walsh, Kanturk
7. Darragh Cashman, Millstreet
8. Brian Hayes (Captain), St. Finbarrs
9. Evan Cooke, Ballincollig
10. Conor Corbett, Clyda Rovers
11. Jack Cahalane, Castlehaven
12. Niall Hartnett, Douglas
13. Dara Dorgan, Ballincollig
14. Colin Walsh, Kanturk
15. David Buckley (Vice Captain), Newcestown
16. Cian O Leary, Douglas
17. Neil Lordan, Ballinora
18. Darragh Holland, Argideen Rangers
19. Luke Horgan, Nemo Rangers
20. Ciaran O Sullivan, Kilshannig
21. Eoghan Nash, Douglas
22. Sean O Sullivan, Adrigole
23. Conor O Hanlon, Buttevant
24. Sean McDonnell, Mallow

Kerry

Score Prediction

Kerry come into this match as slight favourites to win. The winner of this match will also be expected to go on and win the Munster Championship.

This game will be tight and physical, but Kerry will come out on top, their creative forwards will make the difference. This could be Kerry’s most successful year with great teams at minor, senior, and now under 20s.

Expect the Kingdom to win by around three points to make it to the final.

Kerry v Cork, Munster U20 Football Final 2020.

https://t.co/HAhnZfYCxH pic.twitter.com/Xc2mpswJTc

— Kerry GAA (@Kerry_Official) March 5, 2020

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CLICK HERE TO WATCH DUBLIN U20 v MEATH U20 LIVE

• 65′

  Full time Dublin 4-07 Meath 0-13

   
• 62′
  

  Goal!! Adam Fearon finishes to the net after his effort comes off the crossbar!

   
• 58′
  

  Dublin point from free Mark Lavin, they go 4pts up

   
• 53′
  

  Only 3pts in it

   
• 50′
  

  At the second half water break, a resurgent Meath are right back in this game. A massive final quarter is in store here in a sweltering Páirc Tailteann.

   
• 50′
  

  Meath point from 45 Jack Flynn, they trail by 5pts

   
• 48′
  

  Meath point from free Luke Mitchell

   
• 39′
  

  Meath point from free Luke Mitchell

   
• 38′
  

  Dublin goal from play Lorcan O\’Dell

   
• 37′
  

  Dublin goal from play Mark Lavin

   
• 35′
  

  Meath point from 45/65 Jack Flynn

   
• 30′

  Dublin 1-05 Meath 0-02

   
• 25′

  25min played and Dublin lead Meath by 6pts – 1-4 to 0-1

   
• 14′
  

  Dublin point from play Mark Lavin

   
• 11′
  

  Luke Murphy-Guinane with the point puts five up

   
• 9′
  

  Dublin goal from play Luke Swan

   
• 4′
  

  Fionn Murray doubles the lead

   
• 2′
  

  Mark Lavin opens the scoring

  Preview

This Gaelic football game will throw in at 19:30 on Thursday, 15^th July in Pairc Tailteann in Meath.

Meath had a tough start to the year with their manager leaving due to a row over senior players in June. This will be their first competitive game of the year as the luck of the draw got them to the semifinals.

Corner forward David Bell has been knocking on the door for the senior team and this could be his chance to be seen.

Dublin overpowered Wicklow in the quarter-finals by only four points to make it this far. The reigning Leinster champions were given a fright, but their class shone through.

As free-taker Fionn Murray has a big part to play in this game, he managed six points with four from play in their last match.

All over at Parnell Park and Dublin are into the Leinster U20 Football semi final #UpTheDubs pic.twitter.com/LZdfMJMrww

— Dublin GAA (@DubGAAOfficial) July 8, 2021

Starting 15

Meath

Dublin

Trim Gaa Club are delighted to announce that our player Conor Quigley has made the Meath Gaa U20 Football Squad for the forthcoming Championship. We wish Conor the very best of luck . pic.twitter.com/ftNxnQzmHf

— TrimGaaClub (@TrimGaaClub) May 25, 2021

Betting

Meath 15/8

Draw 15/2

Dublin 8/15

Score Prediction

With problems following them, it is hard to see Meath being fully ready for this match. Dublin has the games under their belt and that will make the difference in this game on Thursday.

Expect Dublin to leave as winners with at least a four-point lead.

#Live All-Ireland U20 Football Final: Dublin v Galway https://t.co/p4qyDLjUdp pic.twitter.com/Mti9Zdj4v4

— Independent.ie (@Independent_ie) December 19, 2020

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Throw in for this Gaelic football game will be at 19:30 on Thursday, 15^th July in Cusack Park in Mullingar.

The Lake County made it to the semifinal after beating Longford last week in a thrilling penalty shoot-out.

Westmeath’s man to look out for is center-forward, Brandon Kelly, who scored an important 1-05 in their win last week.

Eirgrid Leinster U20 Championship

Apologies!! Battery issues!

Westmeath win on penalties!

Westmeath 6
Longford 5#WestmeathGaa

— Westmeath GAA (@westmeath_gaa) July 8, 2021

Similar to their opponent’s this week, Offaly beat Wexford by a single point in a nerving game last week

Their goal scorer Jack Bryant will be looking to get a few more scores in this match to take his team to the final.

Goal scorer Jack Bryant and team manager Declan Kelly pictured after a hard-earned win for Offaly tonight in the Leinster Under 20 Football Championship in Wexford.
Final score: Offaly 1-10, Wexford 1-9 pic.twitter.com/Xk6WIemIPy

— Official Offaly GAA (@Offaly_GAA) July 8, 2021

Predicted Starting 15

Westmeath

Martin (GK); J. Gahan, C. Drumm, C. Daly; E. Gaffney, D. Seery, M. Byrne; J. Murtagh, C. Daly; S. Fleming, B. Kelly, K. O’Sullivan; J. Torpey, B. McGauran, D. Hill

Offaly

O’Toole (GK); F. Dempsey, K. Dolan, L. Pearson; R. Egan, J. Furlong, A. Brazil; E. Cullen, M. Tynan; C. Egan, C. Flynn, C. Donoghue; C. Delaney, J. Bryant, A. Kellaghan.

Betting

Westmeath 11/8

Draw 15/2

Offaly 8/11

Offaly u20 #u20football warming up at Wexford Park Leinster u20 Football Quarter Final pic.twitter.com/AXo4T67rZK

— UnitedRed (@ChrisCu91793156) July 8, 2021

Score Prediction

Both teams showed their nerve to win tight matches last week and expect this match to be the same. This game will go down to the last minute.

Westmeath looks like they have the stronger squad so expect them to score the winning point late on.

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CLICK HERE FOR LIVE SCORES ON TIPPERARY U20 v WATERFORD U20

Throw in for this match will be at 19:30 on Thursday, 15^th July in …

Tipperary made it to the semifinals after banishing their curse of losing to Limerick. The South Tipp heavy side beat them by three-point with their fast inside forward line making the difference.

Clonmel’s Sean O’Connor is their star player along with Kehoe as the full forwards. Eleven of the team’s 16 points came from these two players.

Waterford showed their tenacity for goal scoring after beating Clare in the quarterfinal, scoring 4-05 in the game.

Full forward Tom O’Connell got a hattrick and a point that day dancing past the Clare defense. He should prove to be a handful for Tipperary on Thursday.

See all four Waterford goals from last night’s U20 football victory

https://t.co/YJFDlVQVzh

— Waterford GAA (@WaterfordGAA) July 9, 2021

Predicted Starting 15

Tipperary

Scully (GK); S. Daly, T. Condon, B. McKeown; E. Butler, B. O’Connor, L. Kennedy; C. Deeley, K. Grogan; C. Cadell, R. Walsh, J. Holloway; M. O’Connor, B. Kehoe, S. O’Connor.

Waterford

Kirwan (GK); S. Boyce, K. Taylor, L. Fennell; A. Ryan, C. Foley, R. Elliffe; O. Geoghegan, C. Walsh; P. Fitzgerald, N. McSweeney, T. Dalton; S. Fitzgerald, T. O’Connell, DJ Kiely.

Munster U20 Football Championship Quarter Final

Full time
Waterford (Port Láirge) : 4-5(17)
Clare (An Clár) : 1-9(12)

All over in Fraher Field pic.twitter.com/HfEn8XyrRc

— Waterford GAA (@WaterfordGAA) July 8, 2021

Betting

Tipperary 1/6

Draw 12/1

Waterford 9/2

Score Prediction

Tipperary are slight favorites for this tie, but Waterford will hope their shock win over Clare was not a flash in the pan. This game will be tense and close.

The Premier County will have the advantage here and Tipperary will win this game by around two points.

Limerick v Tipperary underway in Munster U20 Football Championship in Thurles before small crowd #LLSport pic.twitter.com/UpczWoWXYK

— Jerome O'Connell (@JeromeSport) July 2, 2019

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CLICK HERE TO WATCH DONEGAL U20 v MONAGHAN U20 LIVE STREAM

The match will throw-in at 20:00 on Friday, 16^th July in Brewster Park in Fermanagh.

Donegal reached the semifinal after beating reigning Ulster Champions, Tyrone by three points in a strong performance.

The shining light of the team is the partnership between O’Donnell and McFadden in midfield. They form a strong spine for the entertaining team.

Monaghan beat out Derry last week by four points, though they did not score a lot, it was a considerably comfortable victory.

Jason Irwin made the difference on that day, scoring two goals in the first half. He will want to continue this form on Friday

The very best of luck to our Under 20 team & management in the Quarter-Final of the @EirGrid @UlsterGAA Championship tonight against Derry GAA in Celtic Park at 7:30pm.
This Quarter-Final will also be streamed live by @PaircTV
Purchase link for £6/€6 https://t.co/TrUbxEDBfZ pic.twitter.com/xYqYYZe98x

— @monaghangaa (@monaghangaa) July 9, 2021

Predicted Starting 15

Donegal

D Roberts (GK); C McColgan, J Grant, J Gallagher; K Tobin, D McBride, R O’Rourke; R O’Donnell, R McFadden; E Dowling, S O’Donnell, R McShane; C O’Reilly, P McGettigan, J McGroddy.

Monaghan

R Farrelly (GK); R Grimes, T McPhillips, R Boyle; D McElearney, S Hanratty, B Óg Duffy; G McPhillips, J Wilson; D Treanor, L McDonald, S Slevin; M Meehan, D Swinburne, J Irwin.

Betting

Donegal EVS

Draw 15/2

Monaghan EVS

Good luck to our club player Richard O'Rourke and the Donegal U20 team tonight against Tyrone, from everyone at Four Masters GAA. pic.twitter.com/z03so3F9Wd

— Four Masters GAA (@FourMastersCLG) July 9, 2021

Score Prediction

Donegal come into this game as the more exciting side, beating the reigning champions now makes them the favorites.

Although Monaghan was comfortable against Derry, Donegal will be a harder challenge.

Expect Donegal to reach the Ulster final, winning by around three points.

LATEST: @EirGrid Ulster U20 FC

FULL TIME IN OMAGH!@TyroneGAALive 1-09@officialdonegal 1-12

Donegal win by three!#Ulster2021 pic.twitter.com/3uSbBTW1rp

— Ulster GAA (@UlsterGAA) July 9, 2021

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Throw in for this match will be at 20:00 on Friday, 16^th July in the Athletic Grounds.

Down look to be a very strong side after thrashing a poor Cavan side, scoring 2-17 in the match.

Their goalkeeper has shown his class as well, keeping a clean sheet and coming up the field to score two frees and two 45s.

Fermanagh also had a very comfortable victory over Antrim by nine points. They have shown their class in front of goal, hitting the back of the net twice.

Corner forward Conor Love managed six points from play in the game and will want to get on the score sheet on Friday.

Photos from last nights @UlsterGAA U20 Quarter Final game between @CavanCoBoardGaa and @OfficialDownGAA – photos by Louis McNally pic.twitter.com/YKMRzLLwQK

— Official Down GAA (@OfficialDownGAA) July 10, 2021

Predicted Starting 15

Down

Smyth (GK); T. Fettes, S. Campbell, P. McCarthy; T. Smyth, P. McMullan, R. Magill; A. Morgan, T. Close; D. Magill, S. Johnston, J. McGovern; A. Gilmore, E. Brown, R. O’Hare.

Fermanagh

McNally (GK); A. Jones, J. Horan, M. Flanagan; J. Largo-Elis, A. McManus, R. McHugh; J. McDade, J. McDade; F. O’Brien, T. Keenan, J. Largo-Elis; R. McCaffrey, D. McBrien, C. Love.

The Fermanagh U20 team take to the field for their Ulster Championship match against @AontroimGAA 15 minutes until throw in pic.twitter.com/A8H6XWtohQ

— The Impartial Reporter (@impartialrep) July 9, 2021

Betting

Down 1/10

Draw 14/1

Fermanagh 13/2

Electric Ireland Ulster GAA U20 Football Championship:
Cavan 0-06
Down 2-14
9 mins – 2nd half pic.twitter.com/wTDu7KxPrI

— Official Down GAA (@OfficialDownGAA) July 9, 2021

Score Prediction

Both sides faced poor teams in the quarter-finals and showed their quality to create scores.

Down seemed to be the more capable and tenacious side and should have the edge over Fermanagh on Friday. Expect Down to take the win in a close tie only separated by a few points.

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• 1′

  (G) Nathan Granger – Scores – Galway 1-0 Mayo (M) Jack Mahon – Scores – Galway 1-1 Mayo (G) Tony Gill – Scores – Galway 2-1 Mayo (M) Dempsey – Scores – Galway 2-2 Mayo (G) Tomo Culhane – Scores – Galway 3-2 Mayo (M) Conall Dempsey – Scores – Galway 3-3 Mayo (G) Warren Seoige – Saved – Galway 3-3 Mayo (M) Paddy Heenan – Saved – Galway 3-3 Mayo (G) McLoughlan – Scores – Galway 4-3 Mayo (M) McHale – Scores – Galway 4-4 Mayo (G) Granger – Scores – Galway 5-4 Mayo (M) Jack Mahon – Scores – Galway 5-5 Mayo (G) Tomo Culhane – Scores – Galway 6-5 Mayo (M) Conall Dempsey – Scores – Galway 6-6 Mayo (G) Tony Gill – Saved – Galway 6-6 Mayo (M) Conor Flynn – Scores – Galway 6-7 Mayo

   
• 1′

  Nathan Granger – Scores – Galway 1-0 Mayo

   
• 24′

  Penalties to come

   
• 20′

  Two minutes injury time for a start of penalties if there is no score

   
• 19′

  Mayo black card – Conor Reid

   
• 14′
  

  Dempsey hits a horrible 45\’, drops shot and Mayo get a free. It\’s all level

   
• 12′

  Wides up to a massive 28

   
• 10′

  Galway lead 1-08 to 0-10 at half time of extra time

   
• 10′

  Dempsey has a horror free kick that goes miles wide

   
• 7′

  Galway down to 14 after a black card

   
• 9′
  

  Dempsey gets Mayo within a point

   
• 3′
  

  Dempsey with a nice free for Mayo

   
• 2′
  

  Granger makes no mistakes as he slots a very soft penalty

   
• 1′

  Penalty for Galway, Tomo Culhane is pulled back.

   
• 1′

  Extra time gets underway at 8:36 pm

   
• 67′

  Into 20min of extra time, should be starting around 8:35pm

   
• 65′

  Poor wide by Conor Reid, three great chances missed by Mayo to win the match

   
• 64′

  How did Frank Irwin not score, he could have had a mark but played on and failed to score

   
• 63′

  Jack Mahon gets a mark but kicks it miles wide

   
• 62′

  Deep into injury time, looks like we will be going to extra time

   
• 59′
  

  Its level as Galway sub kicks a nice point

   
• 57′
  

  Connell Dempsey kicks Mayo ahead

   
• 56′
  

  Paddy Henaghan responds and its level once again, exciting few minutes left

   
• 55′
  

  Tomo Culhane edges Galway ahead with five minutes to play

   
• 53′

  All level at the second water break, its Galway 0-06 Mayo 0-06

   
• 51′
  

  All level with ten minutes to play

   
• 44′
  

  Culhane levels it up, its 6pts each

   
• 41′
  

  Dempsey point

   
• 35′
  

  Ryan Monaghan with a lovely score

   
• 33′
  

  Frank Irwin free levels it up, Galway 0-03 Mayo 0-03

   
• 30′

  Ten wides in the first half with only five scores. Awful shooting – Galway 0-03 Mayo 0-02 #gaa

   
• 30′

  Matt Cooley with a score before the break – It’s a very poor first half with only five points scored, Galway 0-03 Mayo 0-02

   
• 29′

  Tomo Culhane kicks a wide

   
• 23′
  

  Frank Irwin free levels it up, its a pretty dire game

   
• 17′

  Galway 0-02 Mayo 0-01 at the waterbreak

   
• 11′
  

  Tomo Culhane with a nice free, Galway lead 0-02 to 0-01

   
• 7′
  

  Ultan O Reilly levels it up after 7min

   
• 3′
  

  Conall Gallagher opens the scoring

Preview –

Below is all the information that you need to know for the U20 Connacht semi-final clash between Galway and Mayo this evening

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The game will throw-in at 19:00 tonight in the Tuam Stadium in Galway. Referee John Gilmartin will take charge of the match.

This will be the first competitive match for both sides this year. They last faced each other in the first round of the 2020 u20 Connacht championship.

On that day, the game was decided by Galway winning the penalty shootout 3-2. The Tribesmen continued to dominate the championship, thrashing Leitrim and Roscommon in Connacht before beating Dublin in the All-Ireland final.

These two sides have controlled Connacht Gaelic football at underage and senior level for the last decade. This has led to a big rivalry forming between the neighboring counties.

.@Galway_GAA are the @EirGrid @ConnachtGAA U20 Champions after victory over Mayo tonight @LiveGAAResults pic.twitter.com/W9uH3iQfSg

— Inpho Photography (@Inphosports) July 10, 2019

Predicted Starting 15

Galway

Mayo

Only 1 day to go……

2021 Connacht U20 semi-final – Galway vs Mayo

Date: Tuesday 13th July
Venue: Tuam Stadium
Throw-in: 7pm

The very best of luck to our own James Egan and the team/management pic.twitter.com/erzOUOEQmc

— St. James' GAA Galway (@galway_st) July 12, 2021

Betting

Galway, as All-Ireland champions, are the favourites with odds of 2/5 to win.

The last time they faced; they went to penalties, so bookies have odds of a draw at 8/1.

Mayo are underdogs with odds of 5/2 to win.

Score Prediction

This Mayo side will be keen on revenge after last years loss. With the pedigree in their team and management, it looks like they will overcome the reigning champions this time.

This will be a close, entertaining affair with Mayo claiming victory by only a point or two, it will go down to the wire.

Sheridan appointed Mayo U20 manager tonight.
A really positive move and he has plenty of coaching pedigree as well as a strong back room team behind him.
Story coming up on @mayonewssport #mayogaa pic.twitter.com/Fg27LderAQ

— Ger Flanagan (@Gerry_Flan93) January 14, 2021

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Saturday 19th December, Croke Park, Dublin

Galway 1-11 Dublin 0-13

Galway are this year’s Eirgrid u20 champions. Crucial scores either side of half time saw them build up a lead that they wouldn’t relinquish. They were, however, forced to hold on in the final few minutes to see off a dogged Dublin side. The Tribesmen enjoyed the majority of possession but failed to convert territory into scores especially during the first half.

Donal Ó Fatharta’s side gained a measure of revenge for last year’s semi-final defeat to a Dublin side that contained five of the team that lost last year final at this grade to Cork. Both sides got their seasons underway on the 8th February and had numerous disruptions to their respective campaigns.

Dublin overcame Tyrone, while Galway defeated Kerry back in October to reach the 2020 decider. Both squads can be proud of their performances on a heavy December Croke Park sod.

The sides were evenly matched at the first water break with the scores tied at 0-4 apiece. A brace from both Tomo Culhane and Matthew Tierney accounted for the Galway scores. While Ciaran Archer, Lee Gannon, Mark Lavin and Brian O’Leary were on target for the Dubs.

Galway upped it a gear on the resumption and gained the momentum in the match. They outscored Dublin 0-4 v 0-1 in the run-up to the interval and took a 0-8 v 0-5 lead into the break. Tierney and Culhane added to their earlier efforts, while Matthew Cooley of Corofin also sent over a fine point. Luke Swan mustered up Dublin’s only score of the second quarter.

Half-time: Galway 0-08 Dublin 0-05

On the restart, Tomo Culhane added another point to his tally and Brian O’Leary responded for the Dubs. The games only goal came after a fine burst from Matthew Tierney ended with a neat hand pass across goal to Culhane. The Salthill forward drilled home a low shot which took a deflection off a Dublin defender and flew past Josh O’Neill in the Dublin goal.

That score gave Galway a six-point lead, 1-09 to 0-6. At this stage, it looks like the Tribesmen might cruise to an easy victory. However, Tom Gray’s men showed their mettle to claw their way back into the match. Three points on the spin from Mark Lavin, Lorcan O’Dell and Adam Fearon saw Dublin close the gap to three points prior to the second water break.

The final quarter of the game saw Dublin continue to eat into the Galway lead. Lavin and O’Dell cut the gap to the minimum before Mattew Tierney sent over a free from distance to send Galway into injury time with a two-point lead. Adam Fearon reduced the arrears again as Dublin pushed for a late equaliser. Galway survived a late scare when Josh Bannon was somewhat over-theatrical in falling to the floor under Galway pressure. Referee Paul Faloon waved away Dublin appeals and Galway clung on for a hard-fought win.

Full-time: Galway 1-11 Dublin 0-13

Teams:

Scorers –
Galway: Tomo Culhane 1-6, Matthew Tierney 0-4 (1f,1m), Matthew Cooley 0-1
Dublin: Mark Lavin 0-4 (1f), Brian O’Leary 0-2, Lorcan O’Dell 0-2, Adam Fearon 0-2, Ciaran Archer 0-1, Lee Gannon 0-1. Luke Swan 0-1.

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Saturday 17th October, Gaelic Grounds, Limerick 

Galway 1-15 Kerry 1-10

Watch the Full-Time Highlights of Galway v Kerry in the U20 All-Ireland Semi-Final here on GAANOW!
Full-Time Score:
Galway: 1-15
Kerry: 1-10 pic.twitter.com/qx0QIuJtpA

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Both squads had to contend with Covid related setbacks in the build up to the game. Earlier this week Galway manager Donal Ó Fatharta stood down the three players from newly crowned county champions Moycullen due to a local outbreak. 

On Friday Kerry manger John Sugrue had to make four late changes to his squad when there was a confirmed case in their squad with three additional players deemed close contacts. 

Kerry started the brighter of the two sides. Eddie Horan got them off to a good start with a brace of points. Galway responded with a point from Oisin Gormally followed by a goal from Cian Monaghan. The Oughterard man finished well after being set up by his club mate Matthew Tierney. However, Galway would go without another score from play for the next thirty minutes. 

The Kingdom responded to the Galway goal well, points from Eddie Horan again, Paul Walsh and Sean Keane brought the sides level before Ruaidhrí Ó’Beaglaoich found the net from a Deividas Uosis free kick. At their stage Kerry led by four points and the looked in control. Shortly before the break Ó’Beaglaoich almost added a second major. A fisted effort bounced across the goalmouth before clipping the far post. 

Pointed frees from Matthew Tierney and Matthew Cooley kept Galway in touch before the break. 

Half-time: Kerry 1-07 Galway 1-05

On the restart Tierney brought his side level with a pointed mark, followed shortly after by a free which restored parity. Another pointed Tierney free gave Galway their fifth point in a row and also put them back in front again. Dylan Geaney stopped the Galway momentum with a superb point from almost forty yards out. 

Tierney and Uosis the exchanged pointed frees as the sides were tied 1-09 apiece at the second water break. The final quarter was dominated by the young Tribesmen as they outscored the Kingdom by 0-6 to 0-1 between the restart and the final whistle. A superb score from Cian Monahan gave Galway a lead the wouldn’t relinquish. A Luke Brosnan black card saw Kerry finish out the game a man shy. Galway pressed home their numerical advantage with a brace from Matthew Cooley and a point from man of the match Cian Hernon. A long range free from Uosis cut the gap to three points again as we approached full-time. Two further points in additional time from substitute Nathan Grainger and a Paul Kelly free sealed a five point win for the westerners.

Full-time: Galway 1-15 Kerry 1-10

Scorers: Galway – Matthew Tierney 0-6 (5f,1m), Matthew Cooley 0-4 (3f), Cian Monahan 1-1, Cian Hernon 0-1, Oisin Gormally 0-1, Nathan Grainger 0-1, Patrick Kelly 0-1 (1f). Kerry – Eddie Horan 0-3, Ruaidhaí Ó Beaglaoich 1-0, Deividas Uosis 0-3 (2f, 1 45′), Paul Walsh 0-2, Daniel Geaney 0-1.

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