Galway edged closer to securing their status as an Allianz Football League Division 1 side, while Monaghan plummeted through the trapdoor after a 1-20 to 2-09 win for the Tribesmen at Grattan Park on Sunday.
The Oriel County never looked like avoiding a sixth successive top-tier defeat, with manager Gabriel Bannigan lamenting their first-half display, and admitting that facing the prospect of life in Division 3 would have been a real possibility if they had played in Division 2 this season.
The visitors led by 1-05 to 0-04 at the interval and were in control throughout, with the concession of two late goals primarily due to their own complacency in defence.
Speaking to RTÉ Sport after the game,…