Mayo dig deep and gain reward

JOHN O’MAHONY has never been one to panic, but after seeing his side fall six points behind in the opening half of a compelling Allianz NFL clash at Pairc Ui Rinn on Saturday night — a game the home team desperately needed to win — he could have easily have been thinking lights out.

Not a bit of it though. There’s steel in this Mayo team and that extra bit of work ethic and never-say-die attitude finally proved too much for a game Cork side outclassed at midfield and too naïve in attack.

Reflected O’Mahony: “We didn’t take our chance in the first-half, Cork caught us with two sucker punches. I just told the lads at the break to be calm, be patient, we deserved more. And once Conor (Mortimer) slotted in that goal just after the break we were back in business.