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ALLIANZ NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
DIVISION 2 ROUND 6
TALLY: Roscommon forward Ciaráin Murtagh helped his side to victory over Cavan at Dr Hyde Park.
Photo: Piaras Ó Mídheach/ SPORTSFILE
Cathal Cregg shoots to score his side's fourth goal during the Allianz Football League Division 2 Final match.
Photo by Daire Brennan/Sportsfile
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Murtagh the hero
once more
Roscommon ......0-15
Smith had looped a ball past him. McKiernan scored twice to give Cavan a
Cavan ..C
0-11 to 0-9 advantage and they could have led by more were it not for the heroics of Enda Smith. He cleared a dara McVeety ball off his own line in the 54th minute.
.............0-13
By DARAGH SMALL Media West Ireland
Cavan were one point ahead at that stage and although Galligan pointed a 45 roscom- mon gained the initiative with substitutes Enda Smith and Cathal Cregg scoring.
iArAin Murtagh pointed roscommon to victory as they
And Ciarain Murtagh scored three points after the 66th minute to ease his side to an important win.
continued their recent dominance over Cavan with a crucial 0-15 to 0-13 win at dr Hyde Park in division 2 of the nFL. The hosts held a 0-9 to 0-6 half-
ROSCOMMON: James Featherston; David Murray, Peter Domican, Fergal Lennon (0-1); Ronan Daly, Brian Stack, Niall Daly; Tadhg O'Rourke, Cathal Compton; Ciarain Murtagh (0-5, 0-3f), Niall Kilroy, Conor Devaney (0-1); Donie Smith (0-2), Ciaran Lennon (0-1), Diarmuid Murtagh (0-3, 0-1f).
Subs: Enda Smith (0-1) for O’Rourke (44), Conor Daly for R Daly (44), Cathal Cregg (0-1) for C Lennon (53), Ultan Harney for C Daly (63), Fintan Cregg for D Murtagh (65).
CAVAN: Raymond Galligan (0-1, 0-1 45); Jason McLoughlin, Padraig Faulkner, Conor Bradley; Martin Reilly (0-1), Ciaran Brady (0-2), Enda Flanagan; Killian Clarke, Bryan Magee; Dara McVeety, Conor Moynagh, Oisin Kiernan; Adrian Cole (0-1), Gearoid McKiernan (0-3), Caoimhin O'Reilly (0-3, 0-3f).
Subs: Cian Mackey (0-01) for McKiernan (7), McKier- nan for Mackey (9), Mackey for Moynagh (26), David Brady for Cole (46), Sean Johnston (0-1) for O’Reilly (59), Niall Clerkin for Bradley (65), Stephen Murray for Magee (72).
REFEREE: Cormac Reilly (Meath).
time lead despite a dismal opening to the game. But they fell away after half-time and required a late rally,
including three points from Ciarain Murtagh.
Cavan had the perfect start when Adrian Cole, a late replacement for
niall Clerkin, fisted a point inside the opening minute. diarmuid Murtagh
tied things up with a well taken effort off his left in the following
minute.
However Cavan kicked
four points in a row including an inspirational effort from blood substitute Cian Mackey, before he left the
field again moments later. roscommon finally doubled their tally in the
13th minute when Ciarain Murtagh landed an
impressive effort from distance, wind aided.
control at this stage and they forced roscommon deep into their
own territory, where their defence was flooded with centre forward niall Kilroy back in his usual sweeper role.
Fergal Lennon and Gearoid McKiernan traded scores before donie Smith began the fightback, diarmuid Murtagh levelled things up in the 31st minute when he scored his first free, and when Ciarain Murtagh did likewise roscommon had an unlikely 0-9 to 0-6 half- time lead.
But the game came to life in the second- half and Cavan benefited to draw level within eight minutes of the resumption. Two O’reilly points an effort from Ciaran Brady drew them level.
But Cavan had complete
And then Cavan raced ahead but roscommon could have found the net in the 49th minute, but for a brilliant save from raymond Galligan, when it looked like donie