Brian O'Driscoll fetched the Mayo kickout and exchanged passes before unleashing a fearsome drive at Jack Livingstone's goal, but the keeper stands tall to repel the shot.

Brian Hurley hasn't been on the field long, but he uses his experience there to hold off his marker and curl one over to give Cork a chance with seven minutes remaining.

Darragh Beirne again for Mayo, it's his seventh point of the game and they are keeping that scoreboard ticking to hold Cork at arm's length.

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Cork's chief two-point kicker Steven Sherlock delivers at a crucial period for the Rebels as he lands a two-point free to bring Cork back to within three with around 11 minutes remaining.

Half-time substitute Tommy Conroy skips inside the Cork defence and kicks Mayo into a five-point lead.

Arc specialist Jack Carney lands a huge two-pointer for Mayo with 15 minutes to go to open up a four-point lead for the Westerners.

Ryan O'Donoughe crashes a two-point free off the post, but the ball eventually comes back out to the Belmullet full forward and he is on target this time for one to give Mayo a two-point lead.

Paul Walsh finds a pocket of space and kicks his third point of the game.

Rory Maguire then works a one-two with Steven Sherlock, fists the ball over and Cork are back to within a point.

Mayo had an overload in attack one again there, but Ryan O'Donoghue opts to clip the ball over to keep their tally rising.

Cork goalkeeper Patrick Doyle beats Sam Callinan to the ball and prevents a goal chance at least. Cork counter and Steven Sherlock is on hand to finish the move and bring the Rebels back to within two.

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Paul Walsh ends Cork's 10-minute scoring drought with a single to leave three between the teams.

Mayo had kicked five points without reply.

Sean McDonnell and Mark Cronin have both struck wides as Cork look to conjure a response.

They've now kicked 10 in total and need a score.

Darragh Beirne takes his personal tally to six points with a second two-pointer, this time from play just moments after Kobe McDonald had kicked his fourth point.

Mayo are in the ascendancy with 42 minutes gone.

Mayo have a two-point free from the right-hand side and it's the left-footed Darragh Beirne who splits the posts.

That may have indicated that the wind down at the Canal end has switched to blowing from left to right, as opposed to right to left, as Cork came up against in the first half.

Chris Og Jones again flies through the Mayo defence. There was a chance at goal, but he settles for a point.

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Brian O'Driscoll has breached for Cork, and Mayo have the chance to level as the hooter approaches.

Ryan O'Donoghue takes the free from outside the arc and lands the orange flag!

We're level at Croke Park as the hooter goes.

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