O'Connor and Walsh both named to start in crunch Connacht quarter-final
April 23, 2022
Mayo's Cillian O'Connor takes a free against Galway. ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne.
Cillian O’Connor is set to make his first start of 2022 for Mayo when they meet Galway in tomorrow’s Connacht SFC quarter-final in Castlebar.
The Ballintubber ace came on for the Connacht champions earlier this month when they lost out to Kerry in the Allianz League Division 1 final.
It marked O’Connor’s first appearance for Mayo since suffering an Achilles tendon injury against Clare last June and he comes in at left corner-forward while Oisin Mullin and Eoghan McLaughlin return to the defence.
Aidan O’Shea returns to centre-field while Kevin McLoughlin replaces Jack Carney in the Westerners half-forward line.
On the Galway team, top-scorer Shane Walsh is back in the starting-line up after missing out in the Tribesmen’s Division 2 final defeat to Roscommon.
Throw-in at McHale Park is at 4pm.
James Horan has named his Mayo Senior Football team for the @ConnachtGAA Championship Q/F against Galway in @HastMacHalePark at 4pm
— Mayo GAA (@MayoGAA) April 22, 2022
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— Galway GAA (@Galway_GAA) April 22, 2022
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