Ballina Stephenites win dour affair to reclaim Mayo crown

Breaffy came up short in the decider for the fifth time in 10 years.

Ballina Stephenites players celebrate with the Paddy Moclair Cup. Picture: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Mayo SFC Final: Ballina Stephenites 0-6 Breaffy 0-4 

THE past masters of Mayo club football returned to the throne in solid more than spectacular fashion after Ballina Stephenites won a war of attrition in Sunday’s error-ridden decider at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park in Castlebar.