Burke rues slow start as Mayo surge into meeting with Galway

It was a relatively comfortable win for Kevin McStay’s charges at Dr Hyde Park. They turned on the after-burners in the third quarter to put some distance between the teams after they only led by a point at half-time.

MAIN MAN: Mayo’s Mattie Ruane gives colleague Ryan O’Donoghue a gee-up in their Connacht SFC semi-final win over Roscommon at Dr Hyde Park. Pic: James Lawlor, Inpho

Connacht SFC semi-final: Mayo 1-15 Roscommon 0-13 

Roscommon boss Davy Burke rued a slow start as Ryan O’Donoghue and Aidan O’Shea did most to propel Mayo into the Connacht final.