Padraig Pearses dismiss St. Faithleachs

Padraig Pearses produced a five star show to book a return to the Roscommon final.

Two Goals from Eoin Colleran and one each from Conor Ryan, Jack Tumulty and Declan Kenny saw Pearses home.

However, Faithleachs had given as good as they got in the opening stages and were level five-points each after 15 minutes.

Colleran inched the defending champions ahead on 19 minutes before Conor Ryan scored the games opening goal on 20 minutes.

Two minutes later Tumulty buried home Pearses second goal of the contest. Two-pointers from Declan Kenny and Paul Carey saw Pearses lead 2-12 to five points at half-time.

Pearses picked up where they left off with points from Hubert Darcy, Colm Ryan kept the scoreboard ticking over. In fact it was not until the 43^rd minute Faithleachs landed a score making it 2-18 to eight points.

Diamruid Murtagh added three points (1*2pts) and one from Mikey Dunne kept Faithleachs in touch. However, Eoin Colleran’s 50^th minute goal put the game beyond doubt.

Two minutes later Declan Kenny landed Pearses fourth goal of the evening.

Conor Kennelly landed a consolation goal for Faithleachs three minutes before full-time.

However, Colleran fisted a point and landed a goal to see Pearses win out 5-20 to 1-14 and return to the Roscommon county final.