Dismal Down do Horan no favours
Yes, Mayo were vastly superior than they were in their 0-12 to 0-10 win over Sligo in the Connacht final three weeks ago and fully merited their big victory, however, Down were shockingly poor.
Defensively, they allowed Mayo to cut them open on numerous occasions and the ease with which Jason Doherty — who took his goal expertly — and a reinvigorated Michael Conroy were allowed in on Brendan McVeigh was hard to believe. This was an All-Ireland quarter-final after all, and few would expect any genuine contender for honours to allow themselves to be so badly exposed.
