Sligo fought back with late points to seal a deserved replay in Saturday evening's semi-final in Ballina. Corner forward Tommy Brennan came to the rescue with two points in the final 10 minutes.

A Brian Maloney goal after six minutes handed Mayo an early advantage and with Ger Brady and Declan Leonard in fine scoring form, they led 1-4 to 0-5 at the interval.

Sligo Rovers' star Sean Flannery hit four points over the hour and, along with two points from Sean Davey, almost gave Sligo a famous win. However, points from Brennan and Leonard for Mayo sent the game to a replay, which will be played at Markieviez Park at 2.30 p.m. today.

MAYO: J O'Hara; S Rochford, J Feeney, J Rafter; T Earley, P Navin, N Dunne; K Boyle, C Reilly; D Leonard (0-2), J O'Malley (0-1), B Maloney (1-0); G Mulkerrins (0-1), G Brady (0-3), R Loftus. Subs: G Walsh for Reilly; L Brady for O'Malley.

SLIGO: S Heraghty; J Rolston, N McGuire, R Hannon (0-1); K Morley, J Hayes, P Gallagher; B Murphy, S Davey (0-2); E Cawley, K Giblin, B Phillips, T Brennan (0-2), J McPartland (0-1), S Flannery (0-4). Sub: K Carty for Cawley.

Referee: H Beirne (Roscommon).