Lisa Cafferky starred against Galway on Sunday as Mayo made it through to the Lidl Ladies National Football League Division 1 semi-finals.
Mayo’s 6-6 to 2-8 victory ensured another last four slot for the Green and Red, who fell to Dublin at the penultimate hurdle in last year’s competition.
This fixture was put back a week after last Sunday’s postponement, but Michael Moyles’ side took their chance with Lisa Cafferky and Sinéad Walsh helping themselves to two goals each at Tuam Stadium.
Ciara Whyte and Sinéad Cafferky also found the Galway net while Mairéad Seoighe and Kate Slevin hit back for a Galway side who trailed by 3-3 to 1-3 at half-time.
Galway came into this game on the back of a narrow defeat away to Donegal while Mayo had scored seven goals in their huge victory over Westmeath at the NUI Galway Connacht GAA Air Dome.
Despite goals from Seoighe and Slevin Galway lost again, with their new joint-manager Maghnus Breathnach looking for his side to respond.
“In fairness to Mayo they’re an experienced side, All-Ireland semi-finalists last year," he said. "They took their opportunities and they really drove it on, so it’s something for us to learn from as well.
"We’re in the same situation we were in last year, two losses. We’ll be gunning for Westmeath now. It’ll be a serious game. It’s a big game for those girls. A lot of them are younger and they’ll take serious learnings from it.”
