Roscommon’s brave All-Ireland Under-20 championship campaign came to a conclusion after a 10-point defeat to Tyrone.
Tyrone producing a late second-half rally to win a 3-18 to 3-8.
Tyrone opened the scoring off the throw-in through Shea O'Hare.
However, the lead hardly lasted. Shane McGinley blasted through the Tyrone defence and rattled the ball to the net. McGinley followed up with a point. Three scores in the first two minutes.
Tyrone were level four minutes later, Ronan Cassidy, Ruairi McCullagh 0-2 levelling the score. McElholm putting Tyrone infront on seven minutes.
Odhran Brolly made it a two point game 60 seconds later. Dan Hagney brought it back to one, three minutes later.
Tyrone responded brilliantly. The Roscommon defence not closing out the game as Conor O'Neill raced through to bury to the net.
Two Shane McGinley frees brought the game back to two with 10 minutes of the half remaining.
Indeed, McElholm and Heneghan exchanged scores to make it 1-7 to 1-5 with six minutes in the first-half remaining.
However, the game swung in Tyrone's favour when Conor O'Neill sent over a point and Roscommon got caught in position as O'Hare raced home for a goal.
Tyrone led 2-9 top 1-5 at half-time. Roscommon came out of the traps fast as McGinley converted a free and Conor Ryan fired to the net.
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Roscommon have their third goal after great link up play between McGinley and O'Donnell.
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Bobby Nugent’s 35th minute free made it 3-6 to 2-10.
However, Tyrone came back into the game. The scoreboard read 2-14 to 3-6 when Eoin McElholm rolled in the victors’ third goal on 47 minutes and they’d go on to record a 10-point win in the end.
Indeed, Tyrone booked their place in the All-Ireland final winning out 3-18 to 3-8.
