Conor McManus rolls back the years with 1-7 to secure Farney County’s 10th consecutive season in Division One
It’s the fifth time in nine seasons Monaghan have avoided relegation on the final day, their necessity to win evident during a first-half that ended with them probably disappointed to only lead by one point. Corner back Ryan O’Toole had already stuck a goal and point on the board by the time McManus looked set to bury a second Monaghan goal in the 17th minute, which would have sent the wind-assisted visitors seven points clear.
However, Mayo full back Padraig O’Hora’s last ditch intervention sparked an improved second quarter by the locals who, with Jordan Flynn and midfielders Bob Tuohy and Matthew Ruane on target from play, double-scored Monaghan between there and half-time to trail 0-8 to 1-6. McManus had already kicked three sublime points to complement the 14th minute goal by O’Toole who was picked out in acres of space by fellow corner back Thomas McPhillips before drilling the ball beneath Rob Hennelly, one of 10 changes to the Mayo team, eight of whom were starting their first games of the year.
Another of those, Paul Towey, kicked three points in both halves for the losers who now face into a fortnight of back-to-back games against Galway and Roscommon in the Division 1 final and Connacht SFC quarter-final. “There’s no issue about how we approach it,” said Mayo boss Kevin McStay afterwards. “We see what we can pull out of this game, have a look at the squad we have available for the final, and then we go up and we compete – absolutely flat out – to have a go at winning the title. It’s a national title, so certainly we’ll be going after it.”Conor McManus 1-7 , Ryan O’Toole 1-1, Jack McCarron 0-3 , Stephen O’Hanlon 0-2, Conor McCarthy 0-1.
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