Brian McIver fielded an experimental Derry side.
Mayo 2-12 Derry 1-7
Derry lost their final group game in the Allianz National Football League Division One by six points at Elverys McHale Park this afternoon.
The two sides will meet again next week in the Division One semi-finals in which today’s victors can expect to face a much-changed Derry side after Oak Leaf boss as Brian McIver, with a semi-final spot secured, fielded an experimental 15 that featured 14 changes to the starting line-up from last week’s win over Kildare at Celtic Park.
Emmett McGuckin was Derry’s top goalscorer with a goal and a point.
Other point scorers for the visitors were A McAlynn 0-2; A Kerrigan (1f), C Kielt, N McFeely and E Bradley 0-1 each.
Alan Freeman was the star performer for the home side with 2-06 (3f, 1-0 pen, 1’45).
M Sweeney 0-2, T Parsons, D Coen, A Moran and D Vaughan 0-1 each completing the scoring for Mayo.
Mayo: R Hennelly; T Cunniffee, G Cafferkey, K Keane; S McHale, C Boyle, D Vaughan; T Parsons, S O’Shea; J Doherty, A Moran, K Higgins; C O’Connor, A Freeman, M Sweeney.
Substitutes: D Coen for O’Connor (9), R Feeney for Higgins (ht), B Moran for Doherty (48), M Conroy for Sweeney (48), D O’Connor for Parsons (63), L Keegan for Boyle (70).
Derry: E McNicholl; O Duffy, C McAtamney, K McKaigue; C Kielt, M Craig, A McAlynn; E McGuckian, N Holly; A Devlin, D Heavron, C McWilliams; J Kearney, D Mullan, C McGoldrick.
Substitutes: E Bradley for McGoldrick (ht), A Kerrigan for Mullan (46), K Conway for Devlin (52), N McFeely for Heavron (61) P Cassidy for Kearney (68), N McNicholl for McGuckian (69).
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath).
