Will it be a Kerry two-in-a-row for the first time since 2006/2007? Or will Mayo finally slay the ghosts that have haunted them since 1951?
It’s All-Ireland football final day and we will have our answer in just a few hours. We’ll be taking you through all the action, starting with the pre-match build-up. We’ll have the team line-ups for you shortly along with any changes before throw-in at 3.30pm.
As always, we want to hear from you so let us know how you think this will go and any other thoughts you have on the game.
3 hrs ago
2:40PM
Let’s begin with the changes before throw-in.
Kerry: Diarmuid O’Connor, who was named at half-forward, has been ruled out through injury. Cillian Trant has been added to the match-day squad.
Mayo: Stephen Coen, who was included in the half-forward line, is out today. John McMonagle has been included in the squad.
We don’t have any information on who will start in place of O’Connor and Coen yet.
3 hrs ago
2:48PM
It’s pre-match reading time: Here’s a selection of some of the brilliant pieces we had this week.
Mayo win the throw-in and immediately go on the attack. Darragh Beirne ends up going over the sideline and Kerry will get possession back.
2 hrs ago
3:34PM
1 min: Kerry 0-1 Mayo 0-0
Dylan Casey carries the ball as far as Mark O’Shea who gives it to Paudie Clifford for the opening score of the game.
2 hrs ago
3:35PM
3 mins: Kerry 0-1 Mayo 0-0
Kerry win the Mayo kick-out as the Clifford brothers try to combine before they get dispossessed. Kerry regain possession and Tom O’Sullivan tries to float the ball in for a possible goal chance, but it goes too far and Mayo go on the march.
Ryan O’Donoghue then tries a shot from distance at the other end but there’s not enough on it and Kerry have the ball back.
2 hrs ago
3:37PM
5 mins: Kerry 0-2 Mayo 0-0
WIDE!
Kerry get the opening goal chance as Seán O’Brien takes a shot on the turn after receiving a pass from Seán O’Shea.
Ryan O’Donoghue gets overturned at the other end and the counter-attack ends in a first point of the day for David Clifford.
2 hrs ago
3:38PM
6 mins: Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-0
Clifford gets his second after a beautiful pass from his brother Paudie. He takes on his man and punches the ball over.
Great start for the champions.
2 hrs ago
3:40PM
7 mins: Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-1
Sideline for Mayo after Paul Towey gets gobbled up. Enda Hession and David McBrien combine well for the centre-back to get Mayo off the mark.
They needed that score to settle them into the game.
2 hrs ago
3:41PM
9 mins: Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-1
Kobe McDonald recycles the ball to Jordan Flynn. Mayo move the ball around trying to find a gap, but Kerry are well positioned at the back.
Flynn eventually tries for a two-pointer, but his shot is well off target.
2 hrs ago
3:42PM
10 mins: Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-1
Mayo have won two Kerry kick-outs in-a-row but Beirne’s two-pointer effort is short. Kerry eventually win a free out for a tackle on Dylan Geaney.
2 hrs ago
3:44PM
10 mins: Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-1
Kerry’s Dylan Geaney looks like he will have to make way early through injury. That’s a blow for the champions after losing Diarmuid O’Connor before the game.
2 hrs ago
3:45PM
12 mins: Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-1
Mayo win a sideline and O’Donoghue sends a crossfield pass to Hession. It was a bit risky but they keep the ball. But the shot at the end of it all is short again.
2 hrs ago
3:46PM
13 mins: Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-1
Mayo win the ball back and try to engineer a goal chance, but a bad pass gives Kerry a reprieve, and they start to build again.
2 hrs ago
3:47PM
13 mins: Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-1
Good news for Kerry fans as Dylan Geaney returns to the field after receiving some treatment.
2 hrs ago
3:47PM
14 mins: Kerry 0-4 Mayo 0-1
Lovely kick from O’Shea to restore that three-point lead for Kerry. They’re shooting is much more efficient than Mayo’s at this early stage.
That trademark step around the keeper to set up a powerful finish. Mayo are in trouble now and really need to get going.
2 hrs ago
3:52PM
18 mins: Kerry 1-5 Mayo 0-3
Mayo two-pointer!
Jack Carney provides a vital score for Mayo, and it’s the first orange flag of the day.
Just before that, Kerry’s Paul Murphy earned a free for a challenge by O’Donoghue and O’Shea completed the move with a point.
2 hrs ago
3:54PM
20 mins: Kerry 1-5 Mayo 0-3
Kerry win the Mayo kick-out, but it ends in a bad wide by Tom O’Sullivan. It’s his second wide in-a-row, but he is coming back from injury and clearly a bit rusty.
2 hrs ago
3:55PM
21 mins: Kerry 1-5 Mayo 0-3
Yellow card for Mayo’s Flynn for a challenge on Tom O’Sullivan. David Clifford is going to go for this.
2 hrs ago
3:55PM
22 mins: Kerry 1-5 Mayo 0-3
He screws the shot for Kerry’s fourth wide of the game. Mayo go short with the kick-out and it works out as O’Donoghue comes back to help with the attack.
2 hrs ago
3:57PM
23 mins: Kerry 1-6 Mayo 0-3
Kobe tries a shot from the sideline, but he scuffs the shot. Kerry work it down to David Clifford who releases a gorgeous pass across to O’Shea.
He palms it over and Kerry are now six in front.
2 hrs ago
3:58PM
24 mins: Kerry 1-6 Mayo 0-5
Mayo Two-Pointer!
O’Donoghue from outside the arc. And that’s another huge score for Mayo.
2 hrs ago
3:58PM
24 mins: Kerry 1-6 Mayo 0-5
Mayo sub: Tommy Conroy comes on for Paul Towey.
2 hrs ago
3:59PM
25 mins: Kerry 1-6 Mayo 0-6
Mayo win possession from the Kerry kick-out and Conroy makes an immediate impact by winning a free for a push in the back by Jason Foley.
Darragh Beirne takes it and swings it over. And just like that, there’s just three between the teams.
2 hrs ago
4:00PM
26 mins: Kerry 1-6 Mayo 0-7
O’Donoghue wins a free for putting brilliant pressure on Dylan Casey, and he taps it over. That’s quite a momentum swing for Mayo.
2 hrs ago
4:03PM
28 mins: Kerry 1-6 Mayo 0-7
Mayo are pressing really well, but Kerry’s Paul Murphy just about manages to get through the middle.
Casey wins a free, and is down receiving treatment for a facial challenge by Jack Coyne.
2 hrs ago
4:04PM
28 mins: Kerry 1-6 Mayo 0-7
Kerry temporary change: Dylan Casey is replaced by Evan Looney.
2 hrs ago
4:05PM
29 mins: Kerry 1-6 Mayo 0-7
O’Shea takes the free from his hands, but it’s well wide. Kerry could have done with that score having not scored in seven minutes. And Mayo have scored the last four points.
2 hrs ago
4:06PM
30 mins: Kerry 1-6 Mayo 0-8
Sam Callinan leaves the minimum between the teams after some brilliant work from Kobe McDonald to create the opportunity.
2 hrs ago
4:07PM
30 mins: Kerry 1-7 Mayo 0-8
Tom O’Sullivan, who had a few misses, gets an important score for Kerry off his left. That will help his confidence, and it gets the scoreboard rolling again for Kerry.
2 hrs ago
4:08PM
32 mins: Kerry 1-7 Mayo 0-8
O’Donoghue attempts a two-pointer that falls into the hands of Shane Murphy. Kerry try and work it out, but Mayo’s forwards press really well and O’Donoghue wins a free.
2 hrs ago
4:09PM
32 mins: Kerry 1-7 Mayo 0-9
Beirne obliges to bring it back to a one-point game again.
2 hrs ago
4:10PM
33 mins: Kerry 1-7 Mayo 0-9
Murphy finds Looney out wide with the kick-out. But again Mayo put heat on Kerry’s backs and win a sideline.
2 hrs ago
4:11PM
34 mins: Kerry 1-7 Mayo 0-10
LEVEL!
Massive score from Tommy Conroy, and we are level in Croke Park. A superb response from Mayo after conceding that goal.
2 hrs ago
4:13PM
34 mins: Kerry 1-8 Mayo 0-10
Joe O’Connor bursts through the middle and blasts the ball over to give Kerry the lead again.
David Clifford is down receiving treatment for what looks like a neck injury.
A half of two halves you would have to say. It looked like Kerry were on the road to really commanding this game with that 14th-minute goal by David Clifford. But to Mayo’s credit, they have stormed back into this game.
Two-pointers from Ryan O’Donoghue and Jack Carney have been crucial while the introduction of Tommy Conroy has helped bring them back into the game as well.
It’s all to play for in the second half.
2 hrs ago
4:27PM
Hawkeye kept them on their toes, but Mayo are now level.
Could we be looking at the end of a famine? Darragh Beirne blasts his shot into the top corner after some excellent work from Ryan O’Donoghue. Now it’s Kerry’s turn to chase this game.
1 hr ago
4:38PM
42 mins: Kerry 1-9 Mayo 1-12
Keith Evans with a crucial point for Kerry to settle things after that goal.
1 hr ago
4:39PM
42 mins: Kerry 1-9 Mayo 1-12
Scintillating from Mayo.
Ryan O'Donoghue powers forward from his own half, beats multiple Kerry men, and Darragh Beirne fires into the net for Mayo.
Kerry looked like they might force extra-time. But those few missed shots paved the way for Mayo to take that final step and exorcise all those demons that have taunted them for seven decades.
The mention of Andy Moran gets the biggest roar of the day.
1 hr ago
5:31PM
‘Sam is home!’
What an amazing acceptance speech from Jack Coyne.
59 mins ago
5:32PM
Well, that’s all from us, folks.
A historic moment for Mayo.
Stay tuned for all of our coverage coming up later this evening and beyond. We hope you enjoyed the game, and look forward to having you with us again.
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As it happened: Mayo dethrone Kerry to finally end Sam Maguire famine
Result: Mayo 1-20 Kerry 1-17
Today is the day.
Will it be a Kerry two-in-a-row for the first time since 2006/2007? Or will Mayo finally slay the ghosts that have haunted them since 1951?
It’s All-Ireland football final day and we will have our answer in just a few hours. We’ll be taking you through all the action, starting with the pre-match build-up. We’ll have the team line-ups for you shortly along with any changes before throw-in at 3.30pm.
As always, we want to hear from you so let us know how you think this will go and any other thoughts you have on the game.
Let’s begin with the changes before throw-in.
Kerry: Diarmuid O’Connor, who was named at half-forward, has been ruled out through injury. Cillian Trant has been added to the match-day squad.
Mayo: Stephen Coen, who was included in the half-forward line, is out today. John McMonagle has been included in the squad.
We don’t have any information on who will start in place of O’Connor and Coen yet.
It’s pre-match reading time: Here’s a selection of some of the brilliant pieces we had this week.
Kerry
1. Shane Murphy (Dr Crokes)
2. Paul Murphy (Rathmore), 3. Jason Foley (Ballydonoghue), 4. Dylan Casey (Austin Stacks)
5. Graham O’Sullivan (Dromid Pearses), 6. Mike Breen (Beaufort), 7. Gavin White (Dr Crokes)
8. Mark O’Shea (Dr Crokes), 9. Seán O’Brien (Beaufort)
10. Joe O’Connor (Austin Stacks), 11. Seán O’Shea (Kenmare Shamrocks), 25. Tom O’Sullivan (Dingle)
13. Paudie Clifford (Fossa), 14. David Clifford (Fossa), 15. Dylan Geaney (Dingle)
Subs:
Mayo
1. Jack Livingstone (Breaffy)
2. Jack Coyne (Ballyhaunis – captain), 3. Donnacha McHugh (Castlebar Mitchels), 4. Eoin McGreal (Garrymore)
5. Sam Callinan (Ballina Stephenites), 6. David McBrien (Ballaghaderreen), 7. Enda Hession (Garrymore)
8. Bob Tuohy (Castlebar Mitchels), 9. Jack Carney (Kilmeena)
24. Diarmuid O’Connor (Ballintubber), 23. Paul Towey (Charlestown Sarsfields), 12. Jordan Flynn (Crossmolina Deel Rovers)
13. Darragh Beirne (Claremorris), 14. Ryan O’Donoghue (Belmullet), 15. Kobe McDonald (Crossmolina Deel Rovers)
Subs:
Just to sum up those changes, folks:
Mayo: Diarmuid O’Connor and Paul Towey replace Stephen Coen and Conor Loftus. John MacMonagle is on the bench wearing 10.
Kerry: Tom O’Sullivan replaces Diarmuid O’Connor.
The teams are out, and it’s time for the pre-match parade. Can you call a winner just before throw-in?
Poll Results:
A moment’s silence now for former Monaghan footballer Stephen Gollogly, who sadly died this week, before the National Anthem.
Throw-In! Kerry v Mayo
1 min: Kerry 0-0 Mayo 0-0
Mayo win the throw-in and immediately go on the attack. Darragh Beirne ends up going over the sideline and Kerry will get possession back.
1 min: Kerry 0-1 Mayo 0-0
Dylan Casey carries the ball as far as Mark O’Shea who gives it to Paudie Clifford for the opening score of the game.
3 mins: Kerry 0-1 Mayo 0-0
Kerry win the Mayo kick-out as the Clifford brothers try to combine before they get dispossessed. Kerry regain possession and Tom O’Sullivan tries to float the ball in for a possible goal chance, but it goes too far and Mayo go on the march.
Ryan O’Donoghue then tries a shot from distance at the other end but there’s not enough on it and Kerry have the ball back.
5 mins: Kerry 0-2 Mayo 0-0
WIDE!
Kerry get the opening goal chance as Seán O’Brien takes a shot on the turn after receiving a pass from Seán O’Shea.
Ryan O’Donoghue gets overturned at the other end and the counter-attack ends in a first point of the day for David Clifford.
6 mins: Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-0
Clifford gets his second after a beautiful pass from his brother Paudie. He takes on his man and punches the ball over.
Great start for the champions.
7 mins: Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-1
Sideline for Mayo after Paul Towey gets gobbled up. Enda Hession and David McBrien combine well for the centre-back to get Mayo off the mark.
They needed that score to settle them into the game.
9 mins: Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-1
Kobe McDonald recycles the ball to Jordan Flynn. Mayo move the ball around trying to find a gap, but Kerry are well positioned at the back.
Flynn eventually tries for a two-pointer, but his shot is well off target.
10 mins: Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-1
Mayo have won two Kerry kick-outs in-a-row but Beirne’s two-pointer effort is short. Kerry eventually win a free out for a tackle on Dylan Geaney.
10 mins: Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-1
Kerry’s Dylan Geaney looks like he will have to make way early through injury. That’s a blow for the champions after losing Diarmuid O’Connor before the game.
12 mins: Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-1
Mayo win a sideline and O’Donoghue sends a crossfield pass to Hession. It was a bit risky but they keep the ball. But the shot at the end of it all is short again.
13 mins: Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-1
Mayo win the ball back and try to engineer a goal chance, but a bad pass gives Kerry a reprieve, and they start to build again.
13 mins: Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-1
Good news for Kerry fans as Dylan Geaney returns to the field after receiving some treatment.
14 mins: Kerry 0-4 Mayo 0-1
Lovely kick from O’Shea to restore that three-point lead for Kerry. They’re shooting is much more efficient than Mayo’s at this early stage.
GOAL! Kerry 1-4 Mayo 0-1 (David Clifford ’14)
17 mins: Kerry 1-4 Mayo 0-1
What a score from Clifford!
That trademark step around the keeper to set up a powerful finish. Mayo are in trouble now and really need to get going.
18 mins: Kerry 1-5 Mayo 0-3
Mayo two-pointer!
Jack Carney provides a vital score for Mayo, and it’s the first orange flag of the day.
Just before that, Kerry’s Paul Murphy earned a free for a challenge by O’Donoghue and O’Shea completed the move with a point.
20 mins: Kerry 1-5 Mayo 0-3
Kerry win the Mayo kick-out, but it ends in a bad wide by Tom O’Sullivan. It’s his second wide in-a-row, but he is coming back from injury and clearly a bit rusty.
21 mins: Kerry 1-5 Mayo 0-3
Yellow card for Mayo’s Flynn for a challenge on Tom O’Sullivan. David Clifford is going to go for this.
22 mins: Kerry 1-5 Mayo 0-3
He screws the shot for Kerry’s fourth wide of the game. Mayo go short with the kick-out and it works out as O’Donoghue comes back to help with the attack.
23 mins: Kerry 1-6 Mayo 0-3
Kobe tries a shot from the sideline, but he scuffs the shot. Kerry work it down to David Clifford who releases a gorgeous pass across to O’Shea.
He palms it over and Kerry are now six in front.
24 mins: Kerry 1-6 Mayo 0-5
Mayo Two-Pointer!
O’Donoghue from outside the arc. And that’s another huge score for Mayo.
24 mins: Kerry 1-6 Mayo 0-5
Mayo sub: Tommy Conroy comes on for Paul Towey.
25 mins: Kerry 1-6 Mayo 0-6
Mayo win possession from the Kerry kick-out and Conroy makes an immediate impact by winning a free for a push in the back by Jason Foley.
Darragh Beirne takes it and swings it over. And just like that, there’s just three between the teams.
26 mins: Kerry 1-6 Mayo 0-7
O’Donoghue wins a free for putting brilliant pressure on Dylan Casey, and he taps it over. That’s quite a momentum swing for Mayo.
28 mins: Kerry 1-6 Mayo 0-7
Mayo are pressing really well, but Kerry’s Paul Murphy just about manages to get through the middle.
Casey wins a free, and is down receiving treatment for a facial challenge by Jack Coyne.
28 mins: Kerry 1-6 Mayo 0-7
Kerry temporary change: Dylan Casey is replaced by Evan Looney.
29 mins: Kerry 1-6 Mayo 0-7
O’Shea takes the free from his hands, but it’s well wide. Kerry could have done with that score having not scored in seven minutes. And Mayo have scored the last four points.
30 mins: Kerry 1-6 Mayo 0-8
Sam Callinan leaves the minimum between the teams after some brilliant work from Kobe McDonald to create the opportunity.
30 mins: Kerry 1-7 Mayo 0-8
Tom O’Sullivan, who had a few misses, gets an important score for Kerry off his left. That will help his confidence, and it gets the scoreboard rolling again for Kerry.
32 mins: Kerry 1-7 Mayo 0-8
O’Donoghue attempts a two-pointer that falls into the hands of Shane Murphy. Kerry try and work it out, but Mayo’s forwards press really well and O’Donoghue wins a free.
32 mins: Kerry 1-7 Mayo 0-9
Beirne obliges to bring it back to a one-point game again.
33 mins: Kerry 1-7 Mayo 0-9
Murphy finds Looney out wide with the kick-out. But again Mayo put heat on Kerry’s backs and win a sideline.
34 mins: Kerry 1-7 Mayo 0-10
LEVEL!
Massive score from Tommy Conroy, and we are level in Croke Park. A superb response from Mayo after conceding that goal.
34 mins: Kerry 1-8 Mayo 0-10
Joe O’Connor bursts through the middle and blasts the ball over to give Kerry the lead again.
David Clifford is down receiving treatment for what looks like a neck injury.
34 mins: Kerry 1-8 Mayo 0-10
Clifford is back up and looks good to keep going.
Half-Time! Kerry 1-8 Mayo 0-10
Kerry 1-8 Mayo 0-10
A half of two halves you would have to say. It looked like Kerry were on the road to really commanding this game with that 14th-minute goal by David Clifford. But to Mayo’s credit, they have stormed back into this game.
Two-pointers from Ryan O’Donoghue and Jack Carney have been crucial while the introduction of Tommy Conroy has helped bring them back into the game as well.
It’s all to play for in the second half.
The teams are back on the field now. Second half is moments away.
Second half! Kerry 1-8 Mayo 0-10
36 mins: Kerry 1-8 Mayo 0-11
LEVEL!
Darragh Beirne gives Mayo a brilliant start with the equalising score. Kobe then has a goal-bound shot blocked away, but Mayo will get a ’45 here.
37 mins: Kerry 1-8 Mayo 0-12
Kobe converts!
And Mayo lead in the All-Ireland final!
38 mins: Kerry 1-8 Mayo 0-12
Kerry change: Keith Evans is in for Tom O’Sullivan.
38 mins: Kerry 1-8 Mayo 0-12
Jordan Flynn makes a clean catch to claim a kick-out. But Kerry win the ball back as Paul Murphy earns the free.
GOAL! Kerry 1-8 Mayo 1-12 (Darragh Beirne ’39)
41 mins: Kerry 1-8 Mayo 1-12
MAYO GOAL!
Could we be looking at the end of a famine? Darragh Beirne blasts his shot into the top corner after some excellent work from Ryan O’Donoghue. Now it’s Kerry’s turn to chase this game.
42 mins: Kerry 1-9 Mayo 1-12
Keith Evans with a crucial point for Kerry to settle things after that goal.
42 mins: Kerry 1-9 Mayo 1-12
43 mins: Kerry 1-9 Mayo 1-12
Flynn has a shot off balance. Hawk Eye is called into play, but it’s a Níl.
44 mins: Kerry 1-9 Mayo 1-12
Mayo are completely dominating the kick-outs. And Kerry have lost their defensive shape.
44 mins: Kerry 1-9 Mayo 1-14
Mayo Two-Pointer!
Jack Carney with another orange flag with a lovely sliced effort.
44 mins: Kerry 1-9 Mayo 1-14
Kerry have a ’45.
But they really had to work for that. Paudie Clifford’s shot falls short and the ball is deflected out for the ’45.
46 mins: Kerry 1-10 Mayo 1-14
Paudie takes, and it’s a massive point for Kerry.
47 mins: Kerry 1-10 Mayo 1-14
Kobe’s shot ends up in the keeper’s hands. Joe O’Connor loses the ball though and Mayo are coming at them again.
48 mins: Kerry 1-10 Mayo 1-14
The ball trickles out over the endline, and that’s a huge let-off for Kerry.
49 mins: Kerry 1-10 Mayo 1-14
Kobe with a lovely step to create the space for his shot. But his kick clips the wrong side of the post, and it’s a wide.
50 mins: Kerry 1-11 Mayo 1-14
Another big point for Kerry from Paudie Clifford. Just three between the sides now.
50 mins: Kerry 1-11 Mayo 1-14
Mayo are still bossing the kick-outs, and they are getting another attack going again.
51 mins: Kerry 1-11 Mayo 1-14
O’Donoghue with a two-point effort which goes wide.
Meanwhile, Kerry are making a change: Tomás Kennedy replaces Dylan Geaney.
51 mins: Kerry 1-12 Mayo 1-14
Kerry win the kick-out through a combination of Joe O’Connor and Paudie Clifford. The delivery finds David Clifford and it’s a point.
53 mins: Kerry 1-12 Mayo 1-14
Mayo’s shooting is starting to turn sour as Diarmuid O’Connor slices his shot wide. It’s their seventh miss of the day.
Mayo sub: Matthew Ruane, and Rory Brickenden are in.
54 mins: Kerry 1-13 Mayo 1-14
Graham O’Sullivan comes up to put just one between the teams.
55 mins: Kerry 1-13 Mayo 1-15
SAVE!
Kobe has a shot at the goal, but Shane Murphy manages to deflect the ball over. The ball hit his face and Murphy needs some medical attention.
56 mins: Kerry 1-14 Mayo 1-15
Kerry claim the kick-out and patiently move the ball up to David Clifford for a palmed point. Back to a one-point game.
57 mins: Kerry 1-14 Mayo 1-15
A poor handpass from Mike Breen gives the ball back to Mayo. Kerry have committed a lot of those errors today which is a rare sight.
57 mins: Kerry 1-14 Mayo 1-16
Lovely point from Jordan Flynn after cutting inside through the centre.
Mayo sub: Conor Loftus replaces Diarmuid O’Connor.
58 mins: Kerry 1-14 Mayo 1-16
Mayo sideline from the kick-out. Kerry players protest, but the decision stands.
58 mins: Kerry 1-14 Mayo 1-17
Kobe point!
This is champagne football from Mayo as they extend their lead to three.
Kerry change: Gavin White is replaced by Brian Ó Beaglaoich.
59 mins: Kerry 1-14 Mayo 1-17
Free for Mayo after putting immense pressure on Keith Evans. Tommy Conroy then tries to curl his shot over from a tricky angle, but it’s a wide.
60 mins: Kerry 1-14 Mayo 1-17
Paudie Clifford wins the kick-out for Kerry. The move ends in a Seán O’Shea shot that goes wide.
Kerry change: Evan Looney is in for Paul Murphy.
61 mins: Kerry 1-14 Mayo 1-17
Super fetch from Mark O’Shea to collect a Mayo kick-out. They try to find David Clifford with a long ball, but it’s an aimless delivery.
Mayo on the attack again.
62 mins: Kerry 1-14 Mayo 1-19
Mayo Two-Pointer!
Ryan O’Donoghue. A super shot. That could be the All-Ireland right there.
62 mins: Kerry 1-14 Mayo 1-19
And now O’Donoghue has won a free for Mayo. It’s in a scoreable position too.
63 mins: Kerry 1-14 Mayo 1-19
Jason Foley gathers it but the ball ends up over the sideline. Mayo are still in control.
Kerry change: Micheál Burns is in for Seán O’Brien
64 mins: Kerry 1-14 Mayo 1-19
CROSSBAR!
Another Mayo goal chance but somehow the ball comes back into play off the crossbar.
65 mins: Kerry 1-16 Mayo 1-19
Kerry Two Pointer!
David Clifford gives Kerry a huge lifeline with five minutes to go.
66 mins: Kerry 1-17 Mayo 1-19
Paudie Clifford with his third of the game to cut the gap to two. And still loads of time on the clock.
68 mins: Kerry 1-17 Mayo 1-19
WIDE!
David Clifford tries for a two-pointer. But it’s a wide.
Massive moment!
69 mins: Kerry 1-17 Mayo 1-19
O’Shea’s shot drops short!
This is it!
70 mins: Kerry 1-17 Mayo 1-20
Conroy with a point!
Mayo. Are. All-Ireland. Champions!!!
What an incredible result. Just incredible.
Mayo 1-20 Kerry 1-17
Can you believe it?
Kerry looked like they might force extra-time. But those few missed shots paved the way for Mayo to take that final step and exorcise all those demons that have taunted them for seven decades.
Jack Coyne lifts the Sam Maguire!
Their moment has finally arrived.
Kobe is King!
The mention of Andy Moran gets the biggest roar of the day.
‘Sam is home!’
What an amazing acceptance speech from Jack Coyne.
Well, that’s all from us, folks.
A historic moment for Mayo.
Stay tuned for all of our coverage coming up later this evening and beyond. We hope you enjoyed the game, and look forward to having you with us again.
Until next time, good luck!
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