Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Flynn nets equaliser for Leitrim
AIDEN FLYNN punched a goal three minutes into added-time to give Leitrim a deserved 0-13 to 1-10 draw against Mayo in the FBD League in Castlebar.
In front of 1,696 fans, Mayo kicked the last four points to pull clear in the closing stages, but Benny Guckian’s troops staged the comeback to stun a Mayo side minus most of it’s leading players due to a team holiday.
With Alan Freeman leading the line, Mayo raced into a 0-5 to 0-1 lead after 17 minutes, but suddenly the game was turned on its head as Leitrim blitzed their weakened rivals.
Damien Moran, Brendan Gallagher and Eoin Ward had Leitrim level by the 32nd minute before Keith Keegan and Aiden Flynn gave Benny Guckian’s side a 0-8 to 0-6 lead at halftime after a blistering six unanswered points.
Freeman saw his penalty saved brilliantly by Leitrim No1 Diarmuid Mckiernan early in the second half, but Jason Gibbons and Adam Gallagher found the target for Mayo to square matters.
With nine minutes left Adam Gallagher edged Leitrim ahead one again, but after Mayo kicked on in the closing minutes, Flynn earned a draw with his 73rd minute goal.
Elsewhere, Cian Mckeon fired two goals in the first 11 minutes as Roscommon picked up a second FBD League win of the year and claimed a 3-19 to 2-10 win over Sligo at Kiltoom.
Diarmuid Murtagh hit his side’s third goal four minutes from the interval to give Roscommon a 3-8 to 0-8 advantage. Adrian Marren and Kyle Cawley hit late goals for Sligo.