CHAMPS SEE OFF ROSSIES
Mayo
Roscommon BY Reape were also on LEAGUE champions target in this purple Mayo got back to winning patch. ways at a rain-lashed A couple of superb Machale Park last night. long-range efforts from
Kevin Mcstay’s men Diarmuid Murtagh kept had lost their last two the Rossies in touch and matches on the road but Donie Smith also chipped they made the most of in with a neat score. home comforts to silence But an audacious point their noisy neighbours in from Stephen Coen left front of 9,160 spectators. Mayo ahead by 0-7 to 0-3
The match-winning after 21 minutes. damage was done during But they failed to a blistering third quarter score for the rest of the when Mayo racked up half with Diarmuid seven points without Murtagh nailing another reply to pull away. brace of brilliant points.
Fergal Boland, who Davy Burke’s team finished with three then closed the gap to points, got the ball rolling the minimum before the before Ryan O’donoghue, break when goalkeeper Enda Hession and Conor Carroll smacked defender Donnacha over a 45. Mchugh also registered. They were also
Roscommon had to unlucky to be denied a wait until the 22nd goal when All Star minute of the half to attacker Enda Smith’s reply through Conor Cox attempted lob was and they were unable to brilliantly saved by the make much headway alert Colm Reape. during the closing MAYO: C Reape (0-1); J Coyne, R Brickenden, S stages. Callinan; D Mchugh (0-2), S Coen (0-1), E Mayo led at the end of Hession (0-1, mark); B Tuohy, J Carney; E
Mclaughlin, F Boland (0-2), J Flynn; A O’shea an absorbing first half by
(0-1), P Towey, R O’donoghue (0-6, 3f). Subs: T 0-7 to 0-6 despite not Conroy for Towey 38; D Mchale for Tuohy 51; C scoring for the final 17 O’connor (0-1) for O’shea 50; M Ruane for Flynn minutes of play. 61; C Loftus for Mclaughlin 67.
ROSCOMMON: C Carroll (0-1f); D Murray, B They cut through
Stack, N Higgins; T O’rourke, E Mcmccormack, Roscommon’s defence D Ruane; E Smith, S Cunnane; R Dolan, D with Ryan O’donoghue Murtagh (0-4, 1f), R Fallon; D Smith (0-1), D shooting three points, Cregg, J Fitzpatrick. Subs: N Daly for Cunnane
21; C Cox (0-2, 1f) for Fitzpatrick HT; A Glennon two from play.
for D Smith 46; R Daly for Fallon 53; U Harney Boland, Aidan O’shea for O’rourke 61. and goalkeeper Colm REF: J Mcquillan (Cavan)