O’Shea the hero as Mayo hold off Sligo sprint finish

Mayo manager Kevin McStay was adamant his side had not taken Sligo for granted. 

Aidan O'Shea scored 1-2 for Mayo in their Connacht SFC quarter-final victory over Sligo. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Connacht SFC quarter-final: Mayo 2-20 Sligo 2-17 

IN the end there was just a kick of a ball between the sides and Mayo drew a huge sigh of relief when the final whistle sounded in front of 9,179 sun-splashed spectators. Mayo were left hanging on in the end as the quickly-closing Sligo hunted for a famous result in a venue where their last victory over the home side was recorded in 1975.