Laois 0-11, Mayo 0-6:Laois qualified for the All-Ireland under-21 final following their deserved win over reigning champions Mayo in Roscommon on Saturday.
In a game that never reached any great heights Laois pulled away in the final quarter before finishing with a five-point win but Mayo will feel the turning point in this game came inside a three-minute period of the second half when they had Colm Boyle sent off and also lost key midfielder Barry Moran with a leg injury.
Laois took a narrow advantage at the break when Michael Tierney pointed a '45 to give them a 0-5 to 0-4 half-time lead.
Within half a minute of the restart Mayo were back on level terms when Mark Ronaldson pointed from play. Three minutes later, however, they received a severe blow when Boyle was sent to the line after picking up his second yellow card.
Laois took the lead again in the 40th minute with a Craig Rogers point. Two minutes later they had a great chance of a goal when they were awarded a penalty. Michael Tierney's well-struck shot was well saved by Mayo goalkeeper Michael McNulty.
Points were exchanged at both ends before Laois pulled away in the final 10 minutes when they scored four unanswered points.
LAOIS:C Munnelly; C Healy, M Timmons, B Meredith; S Lalor, J O'Loughlin, N Donoher (0-1); B Quigley, C Óg Greene (0-1); D Brennan, C Rogers (0-1), S O'Leary; M Tierney, (0-5, two frees, one 45), S O'Neill, D Conway (0-2). Subs: D Kingston (0-1) for Conway, I Fleming for O'Leary.
MAYO:M McNulty; A Joyce, G Cafferkey, D Kilcullen; C Barrett, T Cunniffe, C Boyle; B Moran, T Parsons (0-2); A Campbell, P Hanley (0-1), A McManamon; E Varley (0-1), A Hanley, M Ronaldson (0-2). Subs: J Burke for McManamon, S O'Shea for Moran, B Benson for Varley, P O'Connor for A Hanley.
Referee:M Sludden (Tyrone).
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