Minors Keep The Green and Red Flag Flying
Mayo minors overcame Leinster's beaten finalists, Offaly,in Hyde Park on Saturday and ensured we still have some football to follow into the month of August. It was a tough encounter with the teams exchanging the lead many times during the match. With 7 minutes to go Offaly led by a point but then Cillian O'Connor kicked 3 points without reply - final score Mayo 1-14 : Offaly 1-12 ...
Man of the Match Cillian O'Connor scored 9 points
Mayo 1-14 : Offaly 1-12 - Sat 31st Jul
Offaly playing with strong wind in first half and get of to a flying start
One change to named team - Jack McDonnell starts at corner forward instead of Cian Costello
3 mins - Mayo 0-00 : Offaly 0-03
4 mins - Mayo 0-01 : Offaly 0-03 - Cillian O'Connor play
5 mins - Mayo 0-02 : Offaly 0-03 - O'Connor another from play
7 mins - Mayo gooooallllll !!!! - Jack McDonnell
7 mins - Mayo 1-02 : Offaly 0-03 - looking better now !
8 mins - Mayo 1-03 : Offaly 0-03 - Sean Kelly from play
10 mins - Mayo 1-03 : Offaly 0-04
11 mins - Mayo 1-03 : Offaly 0-05
12 mins - Mayo 1-04 : Offaly 0-05 - O'Connor free
17 mins - Mayo 1-04 : Offaly 0-06
20 mins - Mark Regan on for Conor Horan
22 mins - Mayo 1-04 : Offaly 0-07 - level pegging
23 mins - Mayo 1-05 : Offaly 0-07 - Darren Coen great one from play
28 mins - Mayo 1-05 : Offaly 1-07 - Goal for Offaly - Graham
30 mins - Mayo 1-06 : Offaly 1-07 - O'Connor free
30 mins - Mayo 1-06 : Offaly 1-08
Half Time Mayo 1-06 : Offaly 1-08. Mayo playing well against a strong wind but need to tighten up in defence.
32 mins - Mayo 1-06 : Offaly 1-09
35 mins - Mayo 1-07 : Offaly 1-09 - Darren Coen
37 mins - Mayo 1-08 : Offaly 1-09 - O'Connor free after Kirby is fouled
40 mins - Mayo 1-09 : Offaly 1-09 - Jack McDonnell - level
43 mins - Mayo 1-09 : Offaly 1-10
44 mins - Mayo 1-09 : Offaly 1-11
46 mins - Mayo 1-10 : Offaly 1-11 - Sean Kelly
47 mins - James Shaughnessy in for Fergal Durkan
49 mins - Conor O'Shea in for Sean McGarry
51 mins - Mayo 1-11 : Offaly 1-11 - brilliant score from O'Connor
53 mins - Mayo 1-11 : Offaly 1-12 - Offaly edge ahead again
54 mins - Mayo 1-12 : Offaly 1-12 - O'Connor is the man!
55 mins - Cian Costello in for Jack McDonnell
56 mins - Mayo 1-13 : Offaly 1-12 - O'Connor long distance free
61 mins - Mayo 1-14 : Offaly 1-12 - O'Connor another free
Full Time - Mayo 1-14 : Offaly 1-12 - Well done lads !!
Thrilling ending to a very close match
Man of The Match must be Cillian O'Connor
Scorers : Cillian O'Connor 0-09 (5f), Jack Mc Donnell 1-01, Sean Kelly 0-02, Darren Coen 0-02
Next up Tyrone on 22nd Aug in Croke Park
Other Minor QF Results
Tyrone 2-11 : Kerry 0-09
Galway 0-10 : Longford 1-06
Cork 3-11 : Armagh 0-19 (1p win for Cork)
Semis are Mayo v Tyrone (22nd) and Galway v Cork (29th)