Derry 0-15
Mayo 1-12
(Derry win 4-3 after penalties)
Mike Finnerty reports from MacHale Park
DERRY DEFENDER CONOR Doherty was the hero of the hour as the Oak Leafers won a nail-biting penalty shoot-out to book their place in next weekend’s All-Ireland senior football championship quarter-finals.
Doherty held his nerve to convert the final spot-kick of a dramatic shoot-out to break Mayo’s hearts as missed efforts from Paul Towey and Ryan O’Donoghue cost the Westerners dearly in Castlebar on Saturday evening in front of a crowd of 13,955.
The prize for Mickey Harte’s men is a ticket to the last eight of the championship at Croke Park, despite the fact that they had already lost three games earlier in the campaign.
Kevin McStay’s Mayo looked set to win in normal time after they fought back from being three points down at the interval to lead by one deep into added-time. But Derry clawed their way back from the brink to carve out an equaliser from veteran defender, Chrissy McKaigue, that sent an absorbing contest to extra-time.
The sides had been deadlocked at 1-8 to 0-11 after more than 75 minutes. Under the MacHale Park floodlights, the Oak Leaf county had the better of the early exchanges in added time with points from the outstanding Brendan Rogers and the influential Ethan Doherty (2) leaving the visitors ahead by 0-14 to 1-9.
But Mayo were never going to roll over and the second half of extra-time was as frantic as it was tense with the homeside coming back from the dead to shoot late scores from substitute Paul Towey and Conor Loftus setting up a grandstand finish.
There was still more time for drama though as Mayo created an equalising chance deep in added time that was finished brilliantly by Jordan Flynn. That meant that the sides were still level when the final whistle sounded so a penalties would be required to find a winner on the night.
Cillian O’Connor, Diarmuid O’Connor and Conor Loftus all scored their penalties for Mayo but both Paul Towey and Ryan O’Donoghue missed. Derry’s Ethan Doherty also saw his effort miss the target, but Shane McGuigan, Conor Glass and Ciaran McFaul all converted before Conor Doherty slotted Derry’s final kick past Colm Reape to settle the argument once and for all.
Scorers for Mayo: Ryan O’Donoghue 1-4 (1-0p, 0-3f), Tommy Conroy 0-2, Jordan Flynn 0-2, Conor Loftus 0-1, Aidan O’Shea 0-1, Paul Towey 0-1, Sam Callinan 0-1.
Scorers for Derry: Lachlan Murray 0-5 (0-1 mark), Shane McGuigan 0-4 (0-2f), Brendan Rogers 0-2, Ethan Doherty 0-2, Chrissy McKaigue 0-1, Gareth McKinless 0-1,
Mayo
1. Colm Reape (Knockmore)
2. Jack Coyne (Ballyhaunis), 3. David McBrien (Ballaghaderreen), 4. Donnacha McHugh (Castlebar Mitchels)
5. Rory Brickenden (Westport), 6. Sam Callinan (Ballina Stephenites), 7. Eoghan McLaughlin (Westport)
8. Stephen Coen (Hollymount/Carramore), 9. Matthew Ruane (Breaffy)
10. Tommy Conroy (The Neale), 11. Darren McHale (Knockmore), 12. Jordan Flynn (Crossmolina)
13. Aidan O’Shea (Breaffy), 14. Jack Carney (Kilmeena), 15. Ryan O’Donoghue (Belmullet)
Subs:
- Conor Loftus (Crossmolina) for McLaughlin (half-time)
- Diarmuid O’Connor (Ballintubber) for McHale (53)
- Enda Hession (Garrymore) for Coyne (58)
- Cillian O’Connor (Ballintubber) for Ruane (67)
- Bob Tuohy (Castlebar Mitchels) for O’Shea (70)
- Paul Towey (Charlestown) for Brickenden (80)
- Michael Plunkett (Ballintubber) for Callinan (87).
Derry
1. Odhran Lynch (Magherafelt)
2. Conor McCluskey (Magherafelt), 3. Chrissy McKaigue (Slaughtneil), 4. Diarmuid Baker (Steelstown)
5. Ciaran McFaul (Glen), 6. Eoin McEvoy (Magherafelt), 18. Conor Doherty (Newbridge)
8. Conor Glass (Glen), 9. Brendan Rogers (Slaughtneil)
10. Ethan Doherty (Glen), 11. Emmett Bradley (Glen), 12. Paul Cassidy (Bellaghy)
23. Gareth McKinless (Ballinderry), 14. S McGuigan (Slaughtneil), 15. Lachlan Murray (Desertmartin)
Subs:
- Eunan Mulholland (Glen) for Bradley (44)
- Donnacha Gilmore (Steelstown) for Doherty (67)
- Cormac Murphy (Magherafelt) for Cassidy (67)
- Niall Toner (Lavey) for Murray (70)
- Ruairi Forbes (Ballinderry) for Baker (70)
- Diarmuid Baker for Forbes (70, ET)
- Paul Cassidy for Murphy (70, ET)
- Conor Doherty for Baker (83)
Referee: B Cawley (Kildare)
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Mayo for Sam 2025…….YEEHAW!!!
@Ray Ridge: Maybe Galway for Sam 2024?
@Ray Ridge: look their goes another flying
@Bert Carolan: Ya they’ll beat Donegal in quarters, Kerry in semi and Dublin in final. Oh and Arsenal will win the league nest season!!
Another Ray Ridge special… got the prediction completely wrong again. Lol
@anthony davoren: he will get one right someday bless him
Maybe a lesson for Mayo was after the Dublin game where so many of their players were out having selfies with the supporters. Basically being happy to have pushed Dublin hard but not won a game that they should.
A serious team would have been off to the dressing room immediately, furious that they hadn’t won.
Happy to be second best.
Same crap with Mayo days etc.
Maybe win the big one and then have the mayo day.
@Bert Carolan: so a team should ignore the fans who paid their hard earned money. Got it
@Shane: The same fans want their team to win an all Ireland.
You think Dublin would do the same thing in a similar situation? Not a hope. They’re winners.
@John John: You’re completely missing the point. If this Mayo team are serious about winning an All Ireland (and I think they’re way off it) they should have been straight off the pitch the last day. The kids??? Take all the selfies in the world after the cup is brought home. It was as much as saying that this as good as it gets. And sure enough, tonight we saw it.
How many selfies were taken tonight do you think?
And by the way I am a mayo man and have defended the team so many times.
@Bert Carolan: They’re kids looking for an autograph or a selfie. Win lose or draw, most right thinking players will give them that bit of time even if they are hurting from a loss . And that includes the Dublin lad’s as well, you do them an injustice by claiming they wouldn’t.
@David Staed: Those Dublin players have multiple all Ireland medals in their pockets, it’s easy for them to do the selfies but I guarantee that when they were hurting after a loss they didn’t do selfies with anyone.
I honestly don’t mean to be hateful to anyone but the problem for Mayo is we have always been happy to be nearly there. Supporters and players and management. And until that changes we will always be bridesmaids. And curse be damned.
@Bert Carolan: ur full of sh!te I was in the hyde last week dublin players shook high fived fans on the way in to the ground pure waffle from u
@paul Jennings: On the way in to the ground???
And anyway, Dublin players rescued the game and will get better AND already have their all Irelands.
Read the post grasshopper brain.
@Bert Carolan: Dublin play most of their games in Croke Park, so they are not faced with the situation of hundreds of kids rushing onto the pitch looking for selfies. And I guarantee if you asked any Dublin player, would they ignore the fans even after a defeat? The answer would be no. If the Mayo lads ran off the pitch last night and ignored the fans, it wouldn’t be long before they were labelled big time Charlie’s. Your damned if you do and your damned if you don’t.
What a ridiculous way to decide a game (I’m not from either county). You basically play one game for normal and extra time and then a completely different game to decide it. Even next score wins after extra time would be better. At least you’d still be playing Gaelic football.
@Tom O’ Donnell: it sure is thats for soccer
@Tom O’ Donnell: So when other sports like rugby, cricket, and hockey use penalties, do you think their playing soccer? You need to go out in the world a bit more.
Well done Derry. Exciting game( probably lacked a lot of quality) .
Mayo players made some awful decisions. I’m struggling to see how McStay remains as manager. Team hasn’t progressed and he hasn’t brought anyone into team. Time to go.
So Kevin McLeave?
How many years is that now for Mayo not winning sam.
@robbie Delaney: Next year baby!!
@Ray Ridge: But you said there was only one winner tonight.
@Bert Carolan: there was.
@Ray Ridge: I doubt it
Some miss for Mayo in the last minute of normal time.
@CORMAC O DALAIGH: key moment
Mayo, the gift that keeps on giving.
The Tottenham Hotspur of the GAA.
Mayo took the bait.. Went hell for leather to beat Dubs.. They in top gear all game.. Dubs cruising in 3rd or less.. How many times have the taken beat Dubs as holy grail and then fold.. Mayo for the sandwiches
Pretty good game but penalties no way should be involved
Mayo will never win sam derry won’t win sam two
Why do these trolls love to kick a team when they lose? Did none of you ever experience the feeling, and devastation, of losing?
@Winklwpicker: maybe it’s because there fans the they can just waltz up to croker every year and assume there bringing Sam back to mayo. They think because they have come close they deserve it. Same old story every year for them. Always the bridesmaid
@Winklwpicker: well said, tough on mayo
@robbie Delaney: Are you six years old? You can honestly think that Mayo fans expect to waltz to croke park and win Sam?
Seriously?
I’d guess that you support Dublin, Man City and Bayer Leverkusen (because your actual team lost).
@Bert Carolan: good man Bert. Your wrong with guessing city and leverkusen. I’ve been to many a Dublin v mayo match and I know that when they lose its never there fault its the ref or they bring out the oul dublin money excuse. How about that time they tried to cheat with the GPS and that didn’t even work for them. Its just not meant to be.
@robbie Delaney: Was that after Diarmuid Connolly smiled after winning the soft free?
And in most of those games the mayo players played out of their skin to be even close to Dublin who are without question the greatest team to play the game.
@robbie Delaney: Anyway, good luck to Derry.
I’d expect Dublin to win again and I’ll congratulate them.
And fair play to you for at least showing your name.
@Bert Carolan: played put of there skin and couldn’t beat dublin in a all ireland final. If your gonna talk about soft decisions or even wrong decisions the 45 mayo got last week at the end should never have been. I’m sure they will find a way to blame someone but themselves this year. They need to get rid of the o conners and o shea if they want any chance of things changing for them
@robbie Delaney: Maybe that’s a measure of how good Dublin were?
@robbie Delaney: And you not correct about the blame game.
Nobody was blamed for the loss against Tyrone a couple of years ago, the fans knew there was no blaming.
And I’d ask you a question, when Dublin aren’t going well ( not often granted) the Dublin fans just switch to Leinster or Manchester Utd or whoever is going well
Vast majority of Mayo fans support only Mayo. Fools? Maybe.
But they’d rather be fools in their way than wise in yours.
And that’s something you would never ever understand.
Mayo for Sam.
@Bert Carolan: wow man city leverkusen man united and leinster. Why don’t you put the new England patriots or the all blacks in there aswell. Good ending there when do you think that’ll ever happen
@robbie Delaney: Putin and Kim Jong Un for sure things.
Ah sure who’s to say? Get to enough finals and you eventually fluke one.
And the Mayo for Sam thing is a sort of ironic thing with Mayo people. Like Tiocfaidh are La or next year in Jerusalem.
Anyway I’ve enjoyed the banter and you never got personal.
I’ll sign off and good night.
Probably only ourselves reading this now anyway.
Mayo always seem to make life as difficult as possible for themselves and it eventually catches up on them.
Fair play to Derry didn’t see the match the amount of glee pundits seem to get for their situation over the last few weeks was as bad as I have seen they might have a say yett