Entertaining encouter with Mayo
The match had its turning point two minutes later when Mayo got the only goal of the match. Doherty flicked the ball to the net after a free from 45 metres from Evan Regan as the free was caught in the wind and Doherty finished the move.
The sides cancelled each other out with points but Sligo did get within two points twice but the experience of Mayo showed in the final ten minutes as Stephen Rochford’s side were able to manage the game to their liking.
Heading to next Sunday, the bonus for Sligo manager Cathal Corey was the introduction in the second half of Niall Murphy, Cian Breheny and Liam Gaughan who will all add to Corey’s options in Armagh.
Mayo: David Clarke; Brendan Harrison, Ger Cafferkey, Eoin O’Donoghue; Colm Boyle, Michael Hall, Patrick Durcan (0-1); Jason Gibbons, Stephen Coen; Kevin McLoughlin, Aidan O’Shea (0-1), Diarmuid O’Connor (0-1); Jason Doherty (1-4, 4f), Evan Regan (0-3, 2f), Andy Moran. Subs: Shairoze Akram for Patrick Durcan (50), Conor Loftus for Kevin McLoughlin (50), Shane Nally for Stephen Coen (55), Ger McDonagh for Jason Gibbons (55), Fionn McDonagh for Jason Doherty (59).
Sligo: Aidan Devaney; Mikey Gordon, Luke Nicholson, Eddie McGuinness; Keelan Cawley, Darragh Cummins, Gerard O’Kelly-Lynch (0-1); James Clarke, Patrick O’Connor; Neil Ewing (0-1), Finnian Cawley, Adrian Marren (0-2, 2f); Stephen Coen (0-5, 1f, 1’sl), Pat Hughes, Kyle Cawley. Subs:Paul Kilcoyne for Cummins (20), Niall Murphy (0-2) for Patrick O’Connor (h-t), Sean Carrabine for Kyle Cawley (40), Ross Donovan for Luke Nicholson (40),Cian Breheny for James Clarke (42), Liam Gaughan for Finnian Cawley (46).Referee: Eamon O’Grady (Leitrim).