All-Ireland MFC: Mayo goals sink Tipp

Mayo 3-10
Tipperary 1-8

Lastyears beaten All-Ireland finalists Mayo proved much too strong forTipperary in yesterdays ESB All-Ireland MFC quarter-final at OConnorPark, Tullamore.

First half goals from Alex Corduff and DarrenCoen, and another from Cillian OConnor midway through the second half,paved the way for a comfortable victory for the Westerners, who willnow face either Dublin or Down for a place in the All-Ireland final.

RayDempseys side led by 2-4 to 1-2 at half-time with their goals comingin the 11th and 20th minutes. The goals from Corduff and Coen hadhelped them to a 2-2 to 0-1 lead before Eddie Kendricks 23rd minutegoal handed Tipperary a lifeline.

The winners extended theiradvantage on the restart thanks to scores from Jack McDonnell andCillian OConnor. Johnny McMahon clawed back a couple of points fromfrees for David Powers Tipp side before Cillian OConnor put theresult beyond doubt with Mayos third major 13 minutes from the end.

Mayo- M Slingermann; M Walsh, K Rogers, D Gavin; M McCormack, S McDermott,C Charlton (0-2); D Kirby, A Walsh (0-1); D Coen (1-0), A Farrell(0-2), F Durkan; J McDonnell (0-1), C OConnor (1-1), A Corduff (1-1).Subs: D Herbert (0-1) for Coen (40), J Donoghue for McDonnell (50), KCrowe for McCormack, B Walsh (0-1) for Durkin (58), J Carney for AWalsh.

Tipperary - A Wall; P Dalton, J Ryan, G Quinn; L Murphy,G, Mulhair, D ODwyer; A Matassa, E Hendrick (1-0); T Hill, B Hewitt(0-4, 4f), R McGrath; R Peters, J McMahon (0-4, 4f), S Fagan. Subs - LTreacy for Fagan (24), S OMeara for Peters (44), M Ivors for Hill(45), S Powers for Peters (46), E Kent for Matassa (53).