Complex sentence: The Connacht championship started poorly, and despite taking the lead in the first half, Galway were beaten by rivals Mayo, 1-12 to 1-6 sending Galway to the qualifiers again.
Split into simpler sentences: The Connacht championship started poorly, and despite taking the lead in the first half, Galway were beaten by rivals Mayo. The 1-12 to 1-6 defeat sent Galway to the qualifiers again.