FITZGIBBON CUP: Galway-Mayo IT 2-8 St Patrick's/Mater Dei 1-9: JAMES LIDDY was the hero for Galway-Mayo IT when he drilled home a last-gasp goal to snatch victory in an entertaining Fitzgibbon Cup tie at Carnmore yesterday.

St Pat’s looked certain for a second win and a home quarter-final when Paudie Kehoe edged them in front with a free as the game slipped into stoppage time.

It was the sixth point of the game for the Carlow full-forward when he landed a 50-yard free.

But GMIT staged one final rally with Colin Egan breaking through the middle and setting up Liddy. The Newmarket-on-Fergus player soloed through and blasted low into the net for a dramatic winner.

It was the second goal of the game for the Clare man after he fired home four minutes after the restart following a move started by man-of-the-match Ger Mahon.

That goal levelled the game after St Pat’s led by 1-5 to 0-5 at the break thanks to a goal from JJ Farrell after 25 minutes.

The sides were level six times during a good contest. Galway senior Mahon was the dominant figure in the second half. Both sides should advance to the quarter-finals unless UUJ score a huge win over GMIT next week.

GMIT: J Keane; T Martin, C Flannery, G O'Halloran; D Maher, G Mahon, S Hynes; K Waters, W McNamara; D Loughnane (0-1), C Egan (0-1), A Lynch; K Feeney (0-4, frees), R Badger, J Liddy (2-0). Sub: T Flannery (0-2, 0-1 free, 0-1 65) for Feeney (34 mins).

ST PATRICK'S/MATER DEI:E Reilly; D Wafer, A Murphy, N Ring; I Duggan, M Quilty, C Whelan; L Ryan, B Travers; C Maher, JJ Farrell (1-0), A Dermody (0-2); G Spollen, P Kehoe (0-6, 0-5 frees, 0-1 65), N Breen (0-1). Subs: W O'Shaughnessy for Travers (38 mins); B Timmons for Spollen (51 mins).

Referee:J O'Mahoney (Limerick).