RoscommonDetails
| Date | Time | Competition | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2022 | 5:00 pm | Connacht SFC | 2022 |
Match Report
Connacht SFC: Roscommon earn Final berth
Roscommon ensured the Connacht Championship final will be a repeat of the division two league final, beating Sligo 0-23 to 0-11 this evening in Markievicz Park.
The home side went down to 14 men just 15 minutes in when David Philips was red carded for an off the ball incident with free taking master Conor Cox, but the scoreline remained in touching distance at halftime at 0-5 to 0-9 in The Rossies’ favour.
Mark Walsh was a late change in for David Quinn to make his first championship start, the same story was the case for Tourlestrane midfielder Conan Marren who helped his team win the first throw in.
Paddy O’Connor tipped over the first score of the day off of that, while Cox had a melee then and went on to accumulate five points before halftime.
Otherwise Paul Kilcoyne, Mikey Gordan and Davy Murray all picked up yellow cards, while Niall Murphy, Walsh, Darragh Cummins and Sean Carrabine clocked scores for Sligo and Eddie Nolan, Cathal Heneghan, Ciaran Murtagh and Enda Smith supplemented Cox’s tally to round off the opening half.
After the pause Smith really came to life as Sligo struggled to regain the kick they had experienced at the latter stages of the first half.
Ciaran Murtagh and Donie Smith were also on target for Roscommon, as Anthony Cunningham
exercised good game management too substituting booked Murray off for Conor Daly who joined his two brothers on the field.
Darragh Cummins picked up both a score and a yellow card as the subs began to roll in and out in an effort to change the game for the men in black and white. In that regard David Quinn, Pat Spillane, Conor Griffin, Peter Laffey and Pat Hughes all came on for a showcase, as did Keith Doyle, Niall Kilroy, Diarmuid Murtagh and Andrew Glennon for the opposition.
Kilroy and Murtagh in particular made a big impact, infront of the 6,059 in attendance in Sligo.
Cavan’s Noel Mooney blew the game up after three minutes added time to wrap up a 12 point win for Roscommon that sees them through to the final now against Galway.
Sligo
| 1 | Aidan Devaney Goalkeeper |  |
| 2 | David Philips | 15' |
| 3 | Evan Lyons Defender | |
| 4 | Paul McNamara Defender | |
| 5 | Paul Kilcoyne Midfielder | |
| 6 | Darragh Cummins 18 Midfielder | |
| 7 | Nathan Mullen Defender | |
| 8 | Conan Marren | |
| 9 | Sean Carrabine Forward | |
| 10 | Keelan Cawley 13 Defender | |
| 11 | Alan Reilly 21 Forward | |
| 12 | Mikey Gordon 25 Defender | |
| 17 | Mark Walsh Defender | |
| 14 | Patrick O’Connor 20 Forward | |
| 15 | Niall Murphy Forward | |
| 16 | Eamonn Kilgannon Goalkeeper | |
| 13 | David Quinn 10 Forward | |
| 23 | Barry Gorman Forward | |
| 20 | Conor Griffin 14 Forward | |
| 19 | Gavin Gorman Midfielder | |
| 26 | Kenny Gavigan | |
| 24 | Nathan Rooney Forward | |
| 25 | Pat Hughes 12 | |
| 21 | Pat Spillane 11 Forward | |
| 18 | Peter Laffey 6 Defender | |
| 22 | Ray Connelly |
Roscommon
| 1 | Colm Lavin Goalkeeper | |
| 2 | David Murray Defender | |
| 3 | Brian Stack Defender | |
| 4 | Eoin McCormack Defender | |
| 5 | Conor Hussey 24 Defender | |
| 6 | Niall Daly Defender | |
| 7 | Ronan Daly | |
| 8 | Ultan Harney 23 Defender | |
| 9 | Eddie Nolan Defender | |
| 10 | Ciaran Murtagh Forward | |
| 11 | Enda Smith Midfielder | |
| 12 | Cathal Heneghan Forward | |
| 13 | Cian McKeon 19 Forward | |
| 14 | Donie Smith Forward | |
| 15 | Conor Cox Forward | |
| 16 | Conor Carroll Goalkeeper | |
| 18 | Dylan Ruane Defender | |
| 19 | Niall Kilroy 13 Forward | |
| 20 | Shane Cunnane Midfielder | |
| 22 | Ciaran Sugrue Forward | |
| 23 | Keith Doyle 8 Midfielder | |
| 24 | Andrew Glennon 5 Forward | |
| 26 | Aengus Lyons Defender | |
| Conor Daly 2 Defender | ||
| Diarmuid Murtagh 14 Forward | ||
| Hubert Darcy |
Timeline
Past Meetings
Ground
| Dr. Hyde Park |
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| Doctor Hyde Park, Ard Aoibhínn, Roscommon Rural Electoral Division, Roscommon Municipal District, County Roscommon, Connacht, F42 PK37, Ireland |
Alanna Cunnane
Alanna is currently pursuing her studies in journalism at Dublin City University and writes regularly for her local media outlets in Sligo.
All over, Roscommon win
Niall Murphy and Diarmuid Murtagh with scores. 3 minutes added time
Point Niall Kilroy
Attendance is 6,059, Glennon kicks a score
Pat Hughes score
Score for Conan Marren. Hughes in for Gordan, Glennon in for Roscommon
Niall Kilroy score to make it a 12 point game
Donie Smith off, Diarmuid Murtagh on
Murtagh kicks a point. Laffey in Cummins, McKeown off for Roscommon
Substitute Doyle puts over a point
Point for Spillane
Yellow for Cummins, as Conor Cox bags another one. Griffin on for O'Connor for Sligo
Conor Daly with the point
Stack with the score
Score for Cummins. Spillane and Quinn on for Cawley and Reilly
Donie Smith taps that score over the bar off his left from the free. Sub Roscommon. Murray off, Conor Daly on and that means all three brothers are on the pitch
Enda Smith with another score, that's three for him after the break
Murphy with a half chance but it doesn't come off for him
Enda Smith for his third point of the game, 7 point lead for the Rossies
Ciaran Murtagh with a goal chance but he kicks it over instead. Gets hurt out of it too
Enda Smith with the first score of this second half
Second half underway
Sean Carrabine hits over a point from the wide left just as halftime is blown
Sean Carrabine hits over a point from the wide left just as halftime is blown
1 minute added time announced. Mark Walsh hits over Sligo's first point in 15 minutes
Goal chance for Roscommon but Devaney saves it. Heneghan gets a second chance though and kicks it over the bar soccer style from the ground
Another wide for Sligo, this time from Donie Smith. It's Roscommon's fourth of the day
Score for Eddie Nolan to secure a five point gap for the visitors
Enda Smith on the edge of the D nabs Roscommon's seventh of the day. Good battle raging between himself and Nathan Mullen
Conor Cox tips over another free
Yellow cards for Mikey Gordan and Davy Murray
Conor Cox with another point for the Rossies as Darragh Cummins pulls one back for Sligo minutes later down the other end
David Philips red carded after an off the ball incident with Conor Cox
Yellow card for Paul Kilcoyne after a foul on Ultan Harney
Conor Cox point, his third of the day
Conor Cox converts his free after C Murtagh was judged to have been fouled
Murphy hits a point over from a free for his 6th of the campaign
Conor Cox gets the score for Roscommon
Throw in and with just seconds gone Paddy O'Connor knocks one over for Sligo
10 minutes until throw in! Mark Walsh comes in for David Quinn in what is his first championship start, same goes for Conan Marren
Today’s encounter though is to be overseen by referee Noel Mooney and will go to time if necessary. It hasn’t been selected for live TV coverage and isn’t available to be streamed, although live updates will be available here on Finalwhistle.ie throughout.
The team in black and white will aspire to build on the recent successes of their U20 outfit who triumphed for their first ever Connacht title at that age group recently and now prepare for the All Ireland series where they are to take on Kildare.
The game today had been originally scheduled for tomorrow afternoon, but was reallocated to this evening after discussions with An Garda Siochána and the Connacht Council deemed it best to move the occasion to avoid traffic congestion with the Sligo Races.
Sligo meanwhile travelled overseas as of late to play New York on their home turf, eventually holding out to secure a 1-16 to 0-15 win. There Niall Murphy and Seán Carrabine shone in particular for the Yeats' County men, and will no doubt be looking to do the same today.
Today’s visitors however are favourites as they have before tasted victory against Galway, with Anthony Cunningham’s side having pipped them to the Division Two League Final thanks to a Diarmuid Murtagh goal.
In that big name clash Mayo mounted a late resurgence to clock 0-5 without reply but it wasn’t enough for James Horan’s men, Johnny Heaney and Shane Walsh having painted themselves in glory for the opposition.
After Galway narrowly overcame Mayo last weekend on a score-line of 1-14 to 0-16 at McHale Park both sides will have eyes on the clash with the Tribesmen.
Sligo and Roscommon battle it out for a spot in the a Connacht Football Championship final at Markievicz Park today at 5pm, in the second semi-final to be played in the provincial competition. My name is Alanna Cunnane and I'll be bringing you today's match commentary!