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John Gallagher thought he had secured a famous victory for the Gaels from Mayo Abbey when he finished the ball to the back of the net three minutes into injury time of this Connacht Intermediate Football Championship Semi-Final.

They were the favourites going into the final last weekend, but Mayo Gaels always knew it was only ever going to be a massive battle against Ballyhaunis to lay their hands on the Sweeney Cup.

Kevin Lynch stood on a platform six inches off the ground to raise the Sweeney Cup high in the air in Fr O’Hara Park on Saturday afternoon - but Mayo Gaels are standing many feet taller right now than they were this morning, following their 1-11 to 1-9 win over Ballyhaunis.

The final four left standing in the intermediate football championship will leave it all on the field this weekend, with a spot in the final up for grabs.

The hardest thing to predict before the start of any championship season is who is going to win the intermediate title.

Last Sunday saw the kick-off of the new Mayo League season with the start of the u21 league - and in division one in the big derby game of the weekend - Manulla proved too much for their visitors, Castlebar Celtic.

It all comes down to next Sunday for Mayo.

Just as the evenings start to get a bit of a stretch in them, Mayo got a bit of a bounce to their game last weekend as the battles that lie ahead this summer come more into focus.

What a difference a week makes.

Mayo got back to winning ways in impressive style in Newbridge on Sunday afternoon with a seven point win over Kildare.