Mayo make it miserable day for deflated Donegal

When Mayo are in town, there’s usually drama and that was certainly the case in Ballybofey yesterday when a point from Kevin McLoughlin in the fourth minute of injury time preserved the top-flight status of Stephen Rochford’s side at Donegal’s expense.

DONEGAL 0-13 MAYO0-13: Mayo were clinging on by the skin of their teeth, but it didn’t look good as they trailed by three points with only six minutes on the clock. However, Conor Loftus’ sixth point of the day and another from wing-back Eoin O’Donoghue brought the margins to a minimum before McLoughlin’s decisive late strike.

Donegal, who missed late chances from Patrick McBrearty and Odhran MacNiallais, were irked by the fact they weren’t permitted another play to save themselves.