BREAFFY OVERTURNED AN early four-point deficit to score a crucial win over local rivals Castlebar Mitchels in the Mayo senior football championship.
Aidan O’Shea and team-mates narrowly lost out against Westport in their opening Group 4 match and knew that they needed a win to keep their hopes of progression alive.
But they found themselves on the back foot as they fell behind early on in Páirc Josie Munnelly.
Mitchels — who were looking to make it two wins from two and book their place in the knockout rounds — took an 0-8 to 0-4 lead with 18 minutes on the clock.
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But the visitors reeled off three points in succession before the break to go in just a point behind, 0-8 to 0-7.
'Gluaiseacht dheas ó thaobh amháin den páirce den taobh eile'
It was nip and tuck until the final quarter when Breaffy turned the screw and posted four unanswered points to make it 0-16 to 0-12.
Castlebar fought their way back to within two points but were reduced to 14 men late on when James Durcan was shown a red card in additional time, as Breaffy held on for a 0-16 to 0-14 win.
Elsewhere, there was late drama in Group 1 as The Neale scored two points in additional time to snatch a draw against Belmullet, 2-8 to 0-14.
In Group 3, Ballina Stephenites and Knockmore both booked their places in the quarter-finals with wins on Sunday, Ballina beating Claremorris 1-18 to 1-10 while Knockmore beat Kiltane 3-18 to 0-11.
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Aidan O'Shea and Breaffy keep Mayo bid alive with win over neighbours Castlebar
Castlebar Mitchels 0-14
Breaffy 0-16
BREAFFY OVERTURNED AN early four-point deficit to score a crucial win over local rivals Castlebar Mitchels in the Mayo senior football championship.
Aidan O’Shea and team-mates narrowly lost out against Westport in their opening Group 4 match and knew that they needed a win to keep their hopes of progression alive.
But they found themselves on the back foot as they fell behind early on in Páirc Josie Munnelly.
Mitchels — who were looking to make it two wins from two and book their place in the knockout rounds — took an 0-8 to 0-4 lead with 18 minutes on the clock.
But the visitors reeled off three points in succession before the break to go in just a point behind, 0-8 to 0-7.
It was nip and tuck until the final quarter when Breaffy turned the screw and posted four unanswered points to make it 0-16 to 0-12.
Castlebar fought their way back to within two points but were reduced to 14 men late on when James Durcan was shown a red card in additional time, as Breaffy held on for a 0-16 to 0-14 win.
Elsewhere, there was late drama in Group 1 as The Neale scored two points in additional time to snatch a draw against Belmullet, 2-8 to 0-14.
In Group 3, Ballina Stephenites and Knockmore both booked their places in the quarter-finals with wins on Sunday, Ballina beating Claremorris 1-18 to 1-10 while Knockmore beat Kiltane 3-18 to 0-11.
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