Second-half goals do trick as Mayo advance

Three second-half goals propelled Mayo to their first victory in the Connacht U-21 football championship for three years last night.

However, their comprehensive preliminary round win in Castlebar was overshadowed by a neck injury to Leitrim’s Gary Butler.

The Fenagh-St Caillin’s full-back was injured in an accidental collision 15 minutes into the second-half, and the match was held up for 23 minutes before an ambulance arrived to transport Butler to Mayo General Hospital.