A youthful Sligo senior hurling team began 2024 with a narrow 3-23 to 2-23 prelim round loss to Roscommon in their opening match of the Connacht senior hurling league at the Air Dome on New Year’s Day.
Sligo, under new hurling boss Stephen Shiel, led by two points at half-time, 1-14 to 1-12.
Gerard O’Kelly-Lynch scored 1-11 for the Yeats County on the day.
He was one of five O’Kelly-Lynch brothers playing for Sligo in this game.
The O’Kelly-Lynch brothers Liam, Robert, Tony, Gerard & Fergal
Sligo actually led by five points as the game ticked into added time, but Roscommon finished with a flourish, scoring 2-1 inside a minute to turn the match on its head.
Roscommon’s victory means they now play Mayo in the Connacht hurling league semi-final on Wednesday evening at 7pm.
Leitrim hurlers begin their Connacht hurling league challenge on Tuesday, when they play New York in a prelim round match at the same venue at 5pm.
The game will be livestreamed by Connacht GAA.
Connacht senior hurling league – prelim round
Roscommon 3-23 Sligo 2-23
Leitrim v New York (Tues, 5pm)
Semi-finals
Roscommon v Mayo (Wed, 7pm)
Galway v Leitrim/New York (Thurs)
Final
Sat, 7pm
Sligo team
M O’Callaghan; C Flynn, C Griffin, O Hennessy; D Keaveney, R McHugh, L O’Kelly Lynch; M Munnelly, B Shannon; D O’Brien, T O’Kelly Lynch, D Flynn; T Cawley, G O’Kelly Lynch, F O’Kelly Lynch
Subs F O’Kelly Lynch for O Hennessy ht, E O’Donoghue for F O’Kelly Lynch 46, A Rolston for D Flynn 56, J Feeney for L O’Kelly Lynch 70
