Horan: We had to grind it out

Mayo manager James Horan was pleased to see his team come through today's All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Tyrone as six-point winners, but knows that a repeat performance is unlikely to be good enough to lift the Sam Maguire Cup next month.

Horan admitted the Connacht champions had to 'grind out' the 1-16 to 0-13 victory at Croke Park, after playing well below-par in the first half and allowing Tyrone to dictate early on.