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Second half surge sees Dublin drive home their advantage
As clichés go 'a game of two halves' could not be more appropriate after Dublin's 3-14 to 1-10 win over Mayo last weekend in the first of the All Ireland semi-finals.
Second half stunner from Dublin leaves Mayo out for the count
It all came tumbling down in the 12 minutes after the second half started - after top class first half display that saw them lead by two points at the break, Mayo found themselves trailing by ten points and down and out of the championship for the year.
A long year’s journey into fight
Above in the stadium, you hear the growl. Of your people. Of their people. 82,000 of them, here to see you, to honour you. You check your socks, your laces. Tight, like your muscles. The final pull on them like the starting cord on a lawnmower.
Mayo take another step on road less travelled
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less travelled by, And that has made all the difference" is how Robert Frost's poem The Road Not Taken concludes - and tomorrow Mayo will take another step on that road less travelled and they hope it will make all the difference in finally getting over Dublin for the first time in the championship since 2012.
Old rivals set to showdown once again
You would imagine there is very little more than can be written about Mayo and Dublin's rivalry over the past seven years.
How could we ever doubt Mayo when it comes to the crunch?
It was an occasion like we have never experienced, it was a performance that we have become somewhat accustomed to, it was a result we could only have dreamed of. It was a proper Mayo day.
Ups and downs - but the win in the pocket
Down - but thankfully not out. Mayo got the wheels back on the cart after a somewhat encouraging display against Down in perfect playing conditions in front of a huge crowd in Pairc Esler Newry.
On the the long road again
For the second successive year a scent of controversy has followed Mayo into a qualifier game.
Mayo get back to winning ways in impressive style
Before Saturday's league clash with Kerry, James Horan told RTE sport that he was looking for improvements on his team's performances against Galway and Dublin; that he wasn't looking for a “response” to the poor displays, just improvements on the positives from the previous two outings.