Now that is some level of praise.
Mayo secured their second win of this year’s Division 1 Allianz Football League with a pretty comfortable 1-19 to 0-14 win over Roscommon at Castlebar’s McHale Park.
Mayo suffered a quick scare when they went 0-3 to 0-1 down after seven minutes but they truly kicked on after that as they put over eight points without reply to go into the half-time break in the driving seat.
The game was effectively over when Cillian O’Connor rattled in a penalty at the beginning of the second half to send the home side nine points clear.
What will please Mayo fans will be the source of their scores, as 12 different players got their name on the score-sheet throughout the 70 minutes of action which unfolded in Castlebar.
Even Lee Keegan, fresh from his heroics in Croke Park a week ago, came off the bench in the second half to land two points for his side.
There were impressive performances all over the pitch for the men in green and red but none so more that the game’s Man-of-the-Match winner, goalkeeper, David Clarke.
Clarke made two outstanding saves at the end of the first half from Roscommon’s Enda Smith and Sean Mullooly.
If either of those efforts had found the back of the net, the away side would have undoubtedly been buoyed going into the half-time interval and the outcome of the game could have been very different.
The Ballina Stephenties clubman came in for some huge plauidts from viewers and it’s not surprising to see why.
Well done to David Clarke who was named @eirSport MOTM from tonight's game. #mayogaa #gaa #allianzleagues pic.twitter.com/Hb3q46DV5l
— Mayo GAA (@MayoGAA) February 25, 2017
Simply the best!! There's only one Clarkey folks.#Mayogaa #GAA #AllianzLeagues 💚 ❤ 💚 ❤ 💚 ❤ 👏 💪 👌 https://t.co/LgLs3DhxeR
— L. NíHéineacháin (@LaobhaoiseNihE) February 25, 2017
Clarke will have to buy another sideboard playing great Stuff! #mayogaa
— Mick Hunt (@thegreenandred) February 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/AonghusOMaicin/status/835589615830589440
Clarke MoM 👏👏👏👏#mayogaa
— All Things Mayo (@AllThingsMayo) February 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/ShaneyNal87/status/835584832252030976
https://twitter.com/LaobhaoiseNihE/status/835579006783270913
David Clarke is simply outstanding. The saves he made in the first half are as good as you'll see anywhere. #MayoGAA
— Alan Flatley (@alflats11) February 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/NultyOfficial/status/835575576824020993
Next up for Mayo is a mouth-watering clash with Jim Gavin’s Dublin in Croke Park next weekend.
