All over for Castlebar in 15 minutes

There are key elements that build belief and confidence once an All-Ireland final gets underway. It could be a block, a free, a moment of high fielding, a surging run — something that boosts a team’s morale and makes them feel invincible. All the talk of winning big starts to become a reality in front of your eyes.

And then there are others — the concession of score after score without reply — that make those hopes and dreams dissolve in the most painful of fashions.

Once the flow starts — it is incredibly difficult to stem the bleed and Castlebar were leaking from the get-go yesterday in a horrifically one-sided game.