Kevin McStay: ‘I’m not broken or anything over this defeat’

Mayo's season came to a close at the hands of the Dubs once again.

Sun, 02 Jul, 2023 - 17:30

Maurice Brosnan

A second-half blue blitz left it all feeling very déjà vu. This is a new Mayo, manager Kevin McStay was keen to stress post-match, but after the turnaround they looked like the old Mayo as Dublin tore them asunder just like 2019.

That tie four years ago was Dublin’s biggest championship victory over Mayo. On Sunday in Croke Park they bettered it. 12 points was the margin at the final whistle. Dessie Farrell’s side scored 1-3 without reply in the second half as Mayo went 24 minutes without a score, including the period just before the break.