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Sat 04 Apr 2007National Football League: Semi-final previewsSunday Division One semi-finals Galway v Mayo, Croke Park, 2.15: It's safe to speculate both counties could have done without this league semi-final a mere five weeks before they square off in the championship.But you play what's put in front of you. The fixture arose because of Galway's late charge in Division One B, which lifted Peter Ford's team to first place. Whereas some of the football was impressive the overall effect was patchy and that's before the evident disparity between One A and One B is taken into account.