Mayo qualified for the Connacht minor championship football final following their comprehensive victory over Sligo at McHale Park, Castlebar yesterday.

Mayo, the reigning Connacht champions, and last year's beaten All-Ireland finalists, laid the foundation for this victory in the first half when, aided by a strong breeze, they chalked up 2-9 to Sligo's one point. The Mayo goals coming from Cathal Carty and Ronan MacNamara.

Within 20 seconds of the re-start Mayo had stretched their lead when full forward Kevin McHugh found the Sligo net. Five minutes later the game was over as a contest when Brian Lynskey hit a thundering shot to the roof of the net for Mayo's fourth goal.

MAYO: D Clarke; P Lydon, P Nevin, D Geraghty; M Mulvaney, S Drake, K Walsh (0-1); R MacNamara (1-1), D McLean; C Forde (0-1), B Lynksey (1-2), P Doherty (0-1); C Carty (1-3), K McHugh (0-1), J Prenty (0-4). Subs: Joey Maloney, J Moran (0-1) for Prenty, J Morrin (0-1) for Lynskey, L O'Malley fpr Walsh, A Durkin (0-2) for Forde.

SLIGO: S Gilmartin; C Carroll, M Quinn, T Scanlan; C Neary, K McManus, K Finnerty; D Roche, R Boyd; T Cryan, T Taylor (0-1), B O'Dwyer (0-1); M Feeney (0-1), J Marren (0-1), K Kearns. Subs: D Davey for Taylor, B Flannery for Kearns, B Collins for Carroll, B O'Reilly O'Dwyer, A McGee for Finnerty.

Referee: B McCormack (Roscommon).