Mayo ace Padraig O'Hora suffers rib injury in win over Galway

Mayo full-back Padraig O'Hora has incurred a rib injury in his side's victory over Galway in today's Connacht SFC final at Croke Park.

The news has been confirmed by Mayo GAA.

He suffered the injury in the second half and left the pitch as medical staff attended to him.

The Ballina Stephenites star faces a battle to be fit for the All-Ireland SFC semi-final against the Leinster champions on August 14 or 15.

Speaking afterwards, Mayo manager James Horan said there was not any panic at half-time despite trailing Galway by 2-5 to 0-6.

"After the commotion, it was very, very quiet at half-time, we just went through a few things," he told RTÉ Sport. "The guys knew what to do and kept at it.

“We were giving away the ball and giving away momentum to Galway when we should be taking shots - some shots did not even go dead or whatever.

“That was giving them a lot of fuel, but I think Aidan going inside at the start of the second half pulled two of them. Kevin McLoughlin and Eoghan McLaughlin made a huge difference - Kevin's experience and knowledge, and Eoghan's running power.

“We got a good start at the start of the second half that was good. We know we are strong, that we are strong runners, it is a key strength of ours. The longer the game went on, if we kept doing the right things, we knew we would get stronger and stronger.”

It is likely the GAA will investigate the incident at half-time in which a number of Mayo and Galway players were involved in a scuffle in the tunnel leading to the dressing rooms.