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Galway play Derry this Saturday evening in the first round of the group stage of the All-Ireland series.

Connor Gleeson was the hero in Pearse Stadium last Sunday in the Connacht Championship final. His last-gasp free won Galway’s third consecutive provincial title, as the Tribesmen now look ahead to the group stage of the championship.

Padraic Joyce’s team have qualified for the Connacht Final on Sunday week by the skin of their teeth. A stern test from Sligo in Markievicz Park last Saturday saw Galway scrape by with a last gasp goal.

After last week's loss to Mayo, Galway were made to work for a hard-earned draw against Roscommon on Sunday afternoon. The blustery game finished 0-9 a piece with both sides’ failing to score during the last 14 minutes of the game.

Galway will face Roscommon this Sunday, February 4 in Hyde Park in a repeat of the FBD League Final. The fixture comes after the Tribesmen suffered a heavy 0-10 to 2-12 home defeat to cross-border rivals Mayo last Sunday.

Corofin, Milltown, Mountbellew/Moylough and champions Maigh Cuilinn remain the only teams with a 100 per cent record after the senior football championship's second round.

When it comes to GAA football matters, Mayo are the gift that just keep on giving. The Mayo for Sam band wagon rolls on again and the helter skelter roller coaster ride we find ourselves on is not ready to grind to a halt just yet after the green and red dug out an impressive one point victory against the old enemy Galway in Salthill last weekend.

A disappointing loss to Mayo at the weekend knocked Galway out of the All-Ireland football championship at the weekend.

Little did I think that in trying to explain the scoring permutations in last week's column, they would have such relevance for the fate of six teams last weekend. There were frantic finishes to three games in three different venues that had serious consequences for the teams involved.