Mayo got their 2019 championship campaign off to an impressive start with a facile win at Gaelic Park against a New York side who were outclassed.

12 players with Senior inter-county experience are included in the New York starting line-up to face Allianz League champions Mayo in the Connacht SFC at Gaelic Park on Sunday.

Sligo survived a brief but real scare in the Bronx tonight before their experience and class told late on to see off a spirited New York.

To the untrained eye, the victors’ dressing-room was the one with ‘Home’ written above it. 

The wait for a fairytale goes on. But oh how close New York came to making history in the Bronx last night.