Mayo dispose of Sligo

Sligo 0-11 Mayo 0-14

John Maughan's youngsters displayed their shooting skills at Markievicz Park, in disposing of Maughan's former number two Peter Ford and a sorry Sligo with a three-point Connacht semi-final triumph.

Matters were level on five occasions within a first half that saw scores from play from Sligo poacher Dessie Sloyan and Mayo centre-fielder James Gill inside the first sixty seconds.

Five wides disjointed Ford's home outfit, who re-entered their dressing room trailing by two points at the break, thanks to a late rally and brace from the 2002 league semi-finalists' captain Fergal Costello.

The movement of the Mortimer brothers allied to a Ger Brady point parried over on 53 minutes when a goal seemed available, saw Mayo stretch their lead to three points by the sixtieth minute.

With Eamon O'Hara hobbling off with an injured groin and an over-reliance on Dessie Sloyan's free-taking, Sligo exited qualifier-bound with late nails in the coffin from Mayo substitute Ger Brady.