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Roscommon Gaels end Pearses' defence of the county title

Oct 1, 2022 19:36 By Michael Cooke
Roscommon Gaels end Pearses' defence of the county title
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Roscommon Gaels will now play either Oran or Strokestown in the semi-finals.

Roscommon Gaels ended Padraig Pearses’ defence of the Roscommon senior football crown with a five–point victory over the reigning champions at Dr. Hyde Park.

Pearses led 1-3 to 0-5 at half-time before a strong second-half display saw Gaels win 1-11 to 1-6.

Pat Flanagan’s men made a blistering start and Jack Tumulty’s goal on seven minutes saw Pat Flanagan’s men led 1-2 to no score.

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Five points on the trot saw Roscommon Gaels level the game on 26 minutes before an injury-time point from Conor Daly gave Pearses a one-point buffer at the break.

Cian Connolly found the net within 60 seconds of the restart and a further point from Scott Oates saw Gaels open up a three-point gap on 37 minutes.

Two minutes later, Hubert Darcy replied for Pearses but the reigning champions subsequently went 20 minutes without scoring.

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Gaels capitalized by hitting five successive points before Paul Carey eventually ended Pearses’ barren spell one minute from time.

Pearses managed another injury-time point but still fell short in the end. Roscommon Gaels will now play either Oran or Strokestown in the semi-finals.

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