Roscommon and Mayo will need a second day out to separate them after a draw in Croke Park in their fascinating All Ireland quarter final clash in Croke Park this afternoon. It finished Roscommon 2-09 Mayo 1-12.
Roscommons Fintan Cregg finished to the net with a great goal in the 9th minute as described live on Sunday Sport on Shannonside FM by match commentator Willie Hegarty.
This was followed three minutes later with Roscommons Ciaran Murtagh followed by Mayos Lee Keegan getting in on the goalscoring act. Willie Hegarty and former Roscommon Frankie Dolan brought the action to Shannonside FM of both goals as it was happening at a frenetic pace.
Mayo led by 1-08 to 2-03 at the half time interval.
Both sides were level on six occasions and substitute Donie Smiths equalising free four minutes into injury time ensured that the encounter would require a second day to be decided. Heres Willie Hegarty,David O’Connor and Frankie Dolan with the details of the dramatic score on Shannonside FM
ROSCOMMON: C Lavin; S McDermott, J McManus, D Murray; N McInerney, S Mullooly, B Stack; F Cregg (1-01), E Smith (0-01); T O’Rourke, C Connolly, C Devaney (0-01); C Murtagh (1-02, 0-02f), D Murtagh (0-02, 0-01f), N Kilroy.
Subs used: I Kilbride for O’Rourke (18), O’Rourke for Kilbride (23), D Smith (0-02, 0-01f) for Connolly (51), Colin Compton for C Murtagh (58), Cathal Compton for D Murtagh (62), I Kilbride for McDermott (64), R Stack for Devaney (71).
Replay will be in Croke Park on Bank Holiday Monday
