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ALLIANZ NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION 2 FINAL
CHAMPIONS: The Roscommon footballers celebrate with the Division 2 title after their win over Cavan at Croke Park.
point in the 50th minute and corner-back Enda Flanagan added to it straight away with a brilliant volleyed finish to the net, while Ciaran Bradly’s long range point made it 2-14 to 4-7 – a one-point lead for roscommon with 18 minutes remaining.
favour as Cregg hit goals in the 61st and 65th minutes to clinch victory.
SCORERS – Roscommon: Cathal Cregg 2-1, Diar- muid Murtagh 0-4 (2fs), Conor Devaney and Donie Smith 0-3 each, Niall Kilroy 1-1, David Murray 1-0, Niall McInerney, Enda Smith, Ian Kilbride, and Ciarain Murtagh (f) 0-1 each. Cavan: Dara McVeety 1-3, Enda Flanagan, Conor Bradley, and Martin Reilly (pen) 1-0 each, Sean Johnston 0-4 (2fs), Padraig Faulkner, Ciaran Brady, Caoimhin O’Reilly (f), Gearoid McKiernan (f), and Raymond Galligan (45) 0-1 each. ROSCOMMON: J Featherston; D Murray, P Domi- can, F Lennon; C Daly, U Harney, B Stack; T
TURN: Roscommon midfielder Cathal Compton (left) turns out of the tackle from Enda Flanagan.
Photo: Piaras O Midheach/ SPORTSFILE
SAFE: Roscommon goal- keeper James Featherston claims possession against Cavan.
Photo: Stephen McCarthy/ SPORTSFILE
Photo: Stephen McCarthy/SPORTSFILE
O'Rourke, C Compton; C Murtagh, N Kilroy, C Devaney; D Smith, C Lennon, D Murtagh.
Subs: N McInerney for C Daly (HT), E Smith for O’Rourke (47), C Cregg for C Lennon (51), T O’Rourke for Compton (54, BC), N Daly for Stack (61), I Kilbride for F Lennon (67).
CAVAN: R Galligan; J McLoughlin, P Faulkner, E Flanagan; M Reilly, C Brady, O Kiernan; G McKier- nan, K Clarke; D McVeety, B Magee, C Mackey; C O'Reilly, A Cole, C Bradley. Subs: N Murray for Magee (29), S Johnston for O’Reilly (HT), N Clerkin for McLoughlin (22), C Madden for Bradley (51), S Murray for Flanagan (51), C Moynagh for McVeety (62).
REFEREE: Sean Hurson (Tyrone).
A goal-line dive from Enda Smith denied substitute Stephen Murray a goal, but Mattie McGleenan’s side pulled level when Johnson slotted from a tight angle on the right.
But there was always going to be another couple of twists, and they fell in
roscommon’s
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