Dublin leave Ballina with a draw

Mayo 0-9 Dublin 0-9

Dublin are still under pressure in the lower reaches of Allianz NFL Division 1 after drawing with Mayo at Ballina's James Stephen Park this afternoon.

This was really a game Pat Gilroy's men should have won.

They were 0-5 to 0-0 ahead, midway through the opening half, before Mayo awoke from their slumber and made the game competitive.

Add in the fact that the Dubs kicked 11 first half wides and you get a picture of just how far away the team is from Championship standard.

Mayo too will be disappointed with their overall display. They put themselves under a serious amount of pressure early on as their lacklustre marking allowed the visitors to canter into the lead.

But, in the end, an injury-time point from Aidan O'Shea rescued a draw for John O'Mahony's charges who remain a point above Dublin in the Division 1 standings.

Winning the lion's share of possession, the Leinster champions foraged ahead with a brace of points each from Bernard Brogan and Diarmuid Connolly and another one from Blaine Kelly.

Connolly could also have created a goal in the fourth minute but he was caught in two minds and a pass to the unmarked Conal Keaney never came.

Mayo belatedly opened their account in the 27th minute through Alan Dillon and further points from Austin O'Malley, Dillon (free) and Conor Mortimer (free) got the westerners into contention.

Connolly, with a well-struck '45', put his name to Dublin's sixth point just before the break, giving his side a 0-6 to 0-4 lead to take into the second period.

Mayo had the wind for the second half and were territorially on top for the remainder of the game.

Pat Harte pointed from close to the sideline to immediately put the pressure on Dublin, who struggled for scores facing into the wind.

They managed only two points in a 20-minute spell, with Connolly kicking both of them.

Mayo grew in stature, with Harte dominating around centre-field, and Dillon, who finished with a five-point tally, the main source for scores.

Dillon put his side ahead before Connolly replied and a fisted point from Keaney had the Dubs on the cusp of victory.

However, O'Shea, a second half substitute, grabbed the equaliser as the game moved into added time.