Dublin couldn’t find a score from their players for 25 minutes, but they still had two goals on the scoreline.
Mayo’s curse gave the Dubs two own goals to keep them in contention in the first half.
Mayo fought hard, point after point made the Western county climb within grasps of bringing the Sam Maguire west of the Shannon.
The boys in blue had only one thing on their mind and that was to retain their All-Ireland championship but Mayo had none of it.
A gritty performance from the Dublin and Mayo and finished at 2-09 Dublin and Mayo 15 points.