Danny Hill of Mayo in action against Thomas Cawley of Sligo during the Allianz Hurling League Division 3A Final match between Mayo and Sligo at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park in Castlebar, Mayo. Photo by Tyler Miller/Sportsfile.
Allianz Hurling League Division 3A Final
MAYO 3-19 SLIGO 3-16
A good start proved half the battle for Mayo as they defeated Sligo in today’s Allianz Hurling League Division 3A Final.
Two first half goals in quick succession when Eoin Delaney and Shane Boland hit the back of the net put Mayo 2-4 to 0-4 ahead after 15 minutes.
Sligo rallied and cut the gap to three points, but Mayo finished the half strongly as scores from Boland and Cormac Philips helped them in to a 2-10 to 0-10 half-time lead.
Mayo kept Sligo at arm’s length for much of the third quarter until a Thomas Cawley goal for the Yeats County on 49 minutes brought them back into the conversation.
Man of the Match, Shane Boland, scored his second goal on 57 minutes but Sligo responded with one of their own three minutes later when Conor Hanniffy hit the back of the net.
They rose another green flag in injury-time when Conor Griffin goaled, but it was too little too late and Mayo held on for the win.
Scorers for Mayo: Shane Boland 2-7 (4f), Eoin Delaney 1-2; Cormac Philips 0-5 (3f, 1 '65), Liam Lavin 0-3, Adrian Philips 0-2.
Scorers for Sligo: Gerard O’Kelly Lynch 0-8 (5f, 1 '65) Thomas Cawley 1-2; Conor Hanniffy, Conor Griffin 1-0 each; Fionn Moylan, Rory McHugh 0-2 each; Michael Munnelly, Finnian Cawley 0-1 each
Mayo: Bobby Douglas; Luke Connor, Danny Hill, Oisin Greally; Conal Hession, David Kenny, Eoghan Collins; Daniel Huane, John Heraty; Sean Kenny, Adrian Philips, Liam Lavin; Shane Boland, Cormac Philips, Eoin Delaney. Subs: Joseph Burke for Daniel Huane 42; Sean Regan for John Heraty 65; Matthew Connor for Daniel Hill 70; Conor Murray for Luke Connor 72; Michael Farrell for Sean Kenny 78
Sligo: Declan Reidy; Kevin O’Kennedy (c), Gavin Connolly, Eoghan Rua McGowan; Joe McHugh, Niall Feehily, Niall Kilcullen; Fionn Moylan, Rory McHugh; Michael Munnelly, Eddie O’Donoghue, Finnian Cawley; Thomas Cawley, Gerard O’Kelly Lynch, Fionn Connolly. Subs: Conor Hanniffy for Niall Feehily ht; Liam O’Kelly Lynch for Fionn Moylan 54; Tony O’Kelly Lynch for Eddie O’Donoghue 65; Conor Griffin for Joe McHugh 73.
Referee: Niall Malone (Clare)
