Leitrim with it all to do in opening round of Connacht championship

The Connacht championship throws in this weekend with 2 sides who were relegated from the respective league divisions last weekend set meet in AvantCard Pairc Sean Mc Diarmada on Sunday at 1:15pm.

Leitrim made the drop from Division 3 following a loss to Tipperary on Sunday past while Mayo seen their long stay in the top flight end with a defeat to Tyrone.

Mayo will still enter the game as strong favourites, something that Leitrim manager Terry Hyland acknowledged when speaking ahead of the encounter, but he still believes his side can put in competitive showing

Roscommon await the winners in the semi final.