Lavin delivers late dagger as Sligo celebrate historic glory

Frantic 10 minutes changes the course of Yeats County football as captain's late goal seals a first ever U20 title
Lavin delivers late dagger as Sligo celebrate historic glory

How sweet it is: Sligo players celebrate their 2022 EirGrid Connacht GAA Under 20 Football Championship Final triumph at Markievicz Park. Photo: INPHO/James Crombie

Connacht U-20 FC Final Sligo 4-4 Mayo 1-12 

Jack Lavin’s 59th minute goal – Sligo’s fourth of a pulsating encounter with Mayo at Markievicz Park – made history as it set up a one-point win, 4-4 to 1-12, to give Sligo their first-ever Connacht U-20 Football Championship title.

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