GAA: Mayo march on; Meath and Down set for Tailteann decider

Sunday saw the quarterfinalists for the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship confirmed, while Meath and Down will contest the Tailteann Cup final.

The big game of the day was between neighbours Galway and Mayo, who travelled to Pearse Stadium for the weekend's last preliminary quarter-final.

The Tribesmen dominated the first half, and despite racking up the wides, were able to get eight points on the board by the break, while holding the visitors scoreless beyond the 7th minute.

But in sharp contrast, Mayo emerged from the dressing rooms a different side, with a goal in the 42nd minute from David McBrien levelling the game after two points from Ryan O'Donoghue.

From there Mayo found their rhythm at last, holding their narrow lead to the death to see Galway out of this year's championship by the smallest of margins, ending 1-10 to 0-12.

The result means Mayo join the winners of Saturday's preliminary quarter-finals, Cork, Tyrone and Monaghan, and the four top-placed counties from the group stages, Dublin, Kerry, Derry and Armagh, in the quarter-finals. The draw to decide the quarter-final pairings will be held on Monday morning.

Elsewhere, Croke Park hosted both Tailteann Cup semi-finals.

Meath met Antrim in the opener, with Aaron Lynch netting early for the Royals to bring them back level at the 11-minute mark.

The teams stayed neck and neck for the remainder of the half, with Antrim just getting out in front to take a 1-7 to 1-6 lead into the second half.

But another goal after the break, this time from Jordan Morris, and a point from Mathew Costello pushed Meath ahead for the first time with 45 minutes gone, before Morris Cathal Hickey and James McEntee extending the gap to eight points within a 10-minute spell.

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