The Connacht minor football curtain-raiser to the big game at Tuam Stadium yesterday was over as a contest by half-time, when Mayo led by 0-14 to 0-2. The Mayo boys, most of whom were a year older than their opponents, had little more than target practise in a disappointingly one-sided game. To their credit, Roscommon fought back in the second half for two consolation goals by corner forward Paul McTiernan.

MAYO: J O'Hara; M J Meeneghan, P Kelly, J Brogan; R Keane (0-1), P Coady, C Moran; J Gill (0-1), G Duffy (0-2); J Moran (0-4), B J Padden (0-4), B Loftus (1-2); G Dillon (0-2), A Dillon (0- 3), E Gallagher.

ROSCOMMON: P Cummins; S Feely, D Keane, S Sharkey; D Cassidy, D Casey, K Noonan; S O'Neill, S Tiernan; D O'Connor (0-3), J Dorkin, G Nolan (0-1); P McTiernan (2-0), S Roddy, R Cox. Subs: M Beirne for Roddy; J Nolan for Cassidy; C Ruane for Cox.

Referee: E Stenson (Leitrim).