Mayo redefined the term “lopsided” this afternoon when they cruised past Roscommon with an emphatic 4-19 to 0-09 win.
Stephen Rochford’s men will take their place in the semi-final after having been forced into a quarter-final replay by a Roscommon side who seemed to lose their spirit today.
It was an imperious performance by last year’s All-Ireland runners-up, who will now go on to face Kerry in the semi-final.
Speaking to RTÉ, Aidan O’Shea said the prospect of the Kerry game was a thrilling one. “We’re in really good shape. Today was a bit more consistent but it’s not going to be good enough to beat Kerry. It’s a great game to look forward to and we’ll knuckle down over the next 10 days and give it a right go.”
"We'll knuckle down and get ready for Kerry" – Aidan O'Shea pic.twitter.com/NPYHEv4QYA
— RTÉ GAA (@RTEgaa) August 7, 2017
Many on social media, not least Mayo fans, began thrumming with hope once more that this might be the year Mayo finally break that historic curse.
Epic stuff from Mayo! Almost feel bad for Roscommon…almost 💚❤️
— Lisa Chambers (@lichamber) August 7, 2017
So @MayoGAA have gone nowhere & proved a lot of doubters wrong. These boys are top class & put in so much for that jersey.Vaughan excellent!
— Niall McGarry (@MrNiallMcGarry) August 7, 2017
Shane Nally on the pitch – at long, long, long last. Great to see the @Garrymoregaa man back on the sacred sod. #MAYOvRos
— Michael Gallagher (@MichaelGallMO) August 7, 2017
Lube me up and call me St.Patrick . What a half of football from @MayoGAA #MAYOvRos #Gaa
— Enda Conway (@EndaConway) August 7, 2017
Whatever about Roscommon being poor, @MayoGAA were awesome today. Huge challenge for @Kerry_Official #MAYOvRos
— Barry Brown (@MrBarryBrown) August 7, 2017
