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ALLIANZ NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
DIVISION 2 ROUND 4
LEADER: Conor Devaney helped to inspire a brilliant victory for Roscommon over Louth at the Gaelic Grounds in Drogheda. Photo: Stephen McCarthy/SPORTSFILE
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Roscommon steamroll weak Louth opponents
Louth ................0-12 Roscommon .......1-21
d By RONAN O’NEILL Media West Ireland
Substitute Gerard McSorley gave Louth the perfect start to the second half when he brought the deficit back to a goal, but then roscommon let loose.
OniE Smith was awesome and scored seven points, but it was a stunning team performance from roscommon
diarmuid Murtagh’s goal ended the game as a contest but there was still time for the impressive donie Smith to run riot in front of goal.
as they raided the Gaelic Grounds and hammered hosts Louth by 12 points.
roscommon had a good start to life back in division 2 of the national Football League before they succumbed to a shock 0-12 to 0-7 defeat at home to down last time out. But they bounced back in emphatic
SCORERS – Louth: Ryan Burns 0-3 (3f), Gerard McSorley 0-3, Andy McDonnell 0-1, Bevan Duffy 0-1, Andy McDonnell 0-1, Anthony Williams 0-1, Derek Maguire 0-1, Tommy Durnin 0-1.
Roscommon: Donie Smith 0-7 (3f), Diarmuid Murtagh 1-3, Conor Devaney 0-3, Ciaráin Murtagh 0-2 (1f), Conor Daly 0-2, Enda Smith 0-2, Ciaran Lennon 0-1, Niall Daly 0-1.
ROSCOMMON: J Featherston; S McDermott, P Domican, D Murray; R Daly, N Daly, R Timothy; E Smith, C Daly; C Murtagh, N Kilroy, C Devaney; D Murtagh, C Lennon, C Cregg. Subs: J McManus for R Timothy (12), D Smith for C Cregg (40), C Compton for D Murray (53) F Cregg for C Murtagh (63), I Kilbride for E Smith (67), S Killoran for D Murtagh (69).
LOUTH: C Lynch; D Marks, E Carolan, J Craven; D Maguire, B Duffy, A Williams; T Durnin, A McDonnell; E Lafferty, C Grimes, R Holcroft; W Woods, D Byrne, R Burns. Subs: R Nally for W Woods BC (HT), J Stewart for T Durnin (HT), G McSorley for R Holcroft (HT), F Donohoe for A Williams BC (57), E Keenan for D Maguire (63).
REFEREE: Liam Devenney (Mayo).
fashion against their Leinster rivals, with diarmuid Murtagh on target with a goal,
as the Connacht champions entered the promotion picture again.
roscommon only held a 0-10 to 0-6 lead at half-time, but the signs were there that Louth were headed towards their fourth straight defeat of the campaign.
roscommon were five points up after just seven minutes of play, with Conor daly began the scoring from the throw-in. Further points followed from Conor devaney and Enda Smith (both two).
ryan Burns kept Louth in touch with two frees, but they had to wait until the 19th
minute for their first point from play, when Tommy durnin scored.
diarmuid Murtagh was on fire for roscom- mon, but points from derek Maguire and Anthony Williams meant Louth still showed signs of life.