Galway 1-16
GMIT 0-13
Galway boss Joe Kernan says he may use Joe Bergin as a target man at full-forward after the big Mountbellew/Moylough impressed when switched there during the second-half of this FBD League clash at Moycullen on Sunday.

"He is certainly an option there but you would need high balls going into him," said Kernan after his side qualified for a final showdown with Mayo on February 21.

A scoring spree from in the in-form Nicky Joyce pointed Galway on their way with the Killererin man kicking 0-6 in the opening half, four of them from play in an attack where former minor star Michael Martin also impressed.

Michael Meehan crowned his return from injury with a superbly executed goal when he ran on to a long delivery from Barry Cullinane to fist home. "It was great to give Michael a run and he was flying, but 20 minutes was enough for him at this stage," said Kernan.

Galway led by 1-10 to 0-3 at the break and while Paul Conroy inspired a fightback for the students which saw them reduce the deficit due to the accuracy of Donegal's Stephen Griffin and former Mayo minor captain Aidan Campbell from Swinford, Galway were never troubled as they finished their fourth competitive game under Kernan’s watch without conceding a goal in any of them.

Galway: P Doherty; E McDonagh, F Hanley, D O’Neill; D Meehan, G O'Donnell, N Coyne; B Cullinane, J Bergin (0-1); N Coleman (0-1), F Breathnach (0-2), M Clancy (0-1); M Meehan (1-0), N Joyce (0-6, two frees), M Martin (0-3, two frees).

Subs: P Kennedy (0-2) for M Meehan, 21 mins; A Griffin for Cullinane, 38 mins; M Lydon for Joyce, 46 mins; J Murphy for Coyne, 52 mins; E Concannon for Coleman, 54 mins.

GMIT: D Dowd; P McGrath, D Crawford, A Deacy; D Lee, A Thompson, C Hands; P Conroy (0-1), M O'Brien; J Burke, P Regan, S Kavanagh (0-1); A Campbell (0-5, three frees), S Griffin (0-5, four frees), M Coady (0-1).

Subs: J Walsh for O’Brien, 15 mins; E O’Sullivan for McGrath, 40 mins; D McIntyre for Regan, 40 mins; N Prenty for Burke, 50 mins; C Canney for Kavanagh, 55 mins.

Referee: E O'Grady (Leitrim).

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