Mayo boss cleverly avoids hype talk from Dubs legend after reaching final

He's not getting ahead of himself!

Man of the match Ryan O'Donoghue led the scoring with a sensational 1-11, while Darragh Beirne was next with 1-2, and Kobe McDonald chipped in with 0-4.

Perhaps the highlight of the game was O'Donoghue's opening goal, which saw a lovely flick pass from McDonald to set him free before he charged at goal and finished well, past Niall McDonnell.

With the Green and Red is such great scoring form, there will naturally be a fair bit of hype surrounding the team ahead of the final.

After the game, Dublin great Brian Fenton touched on the topic of hype when interviewing Andy Moran.

However, the Mayo boss calmly shut down any such talk.

Fenton asked: "You speak about it often about the work in progress and the lack of hype coming into the semi-final. [This is] new territory for a lot of the group, albeit lots of experience. What's the plan for the next two weeks?"

Teams and scorers:

Scorers for Mayo: R. O’Donoghue (1-11, 1tp, 2 tp frees, 0-2 frees, 0-1 mark); D. Beirne (1-2, 0-1 free); K. McDonald (0-4); C. Loftus (1-0); J. Flynn (1tp), C. McHale (0-2 each); P. Towey, M. Ruane (0-1 each).

Scorers for Louth: C. Downey (0-6, 2 tps); C. Grimes (0-4, 1tp); S. Mulroy (0-2, 1 tp free); D. McDonnell, C. Keenan, T. Durnin (0-1 each).

MAYO: J. Livingstone; J. Coyne (c), E. McGreal, D. McHugh; S. Coen, E. Hession, D. McBrien; B. Tuohy, J. Carney; S. Callinan, J. Flynn, K. McDonald; D. Beirne, R. O’Donoghue, P. Towey.

Subs for Mayo: T. Conroy for P. Towey (h-t); C. Loftus for S. Coen (42); C. McHale for D. Beirne (50); F. Kelly for E. McGreal (55); M. Ruane for J. Flynn (62).

LOUTH: N. McDonnell; D. McKenny, E. Carolan, D. Nally; C. McKeever, C. Downey, C. Lennon; C. Early, D. McDonnell; J. Maguire, S. Mulroy (c), C. Grimes; C. Keenan, K. McArdle, R. Burns.

Subs for Louth: T. McDonnell for C. Lennon (inj 23); C. Byrne for C. Keenan (40); T. Durnin for J. Maguire (46); C. McCaul for C. Grimes (53); A. Williams for C. McKeever (62).

Referee: D. Coldrick (Meath).