Crossmolina class tells in the end

Mayo champions Crossmolina outclassed Roscommon side Kilbride in a one-sided preliminary round game at Hyde Park last Saturday.

Crossmolina led by 0-8 to 0-5 at halftime and the gap was reduced by a point early in the second half before the reigning Connacht club champions moved up gear and, inspired by Kieran McDonald, went on to score 2-5 without reply during a 13-minute spell, with McDonald and Enda Lavelle getting the goals.

CROSSMOLINA: B Heffernan; F Costello, T Nallen, C Reilly; S Rockford, D Mulligan, G O'Malley (0-1); J Nallen, M Moyles (0-1); T Loftus, K McDonald (1-6, 4 from frees), P Gardner (0-1); P McGuinness (0-2), E Lavelle (1-0), J Leonard (0-3, from frees). Subs: P McAndrew for Costello, N Convey for Moyles, P Costello for Loftus, L Moffatt for McDonald.

KILBRIDE: J Farrell; S Feely, T McDonnell, P Dowling; James Farrell, A Shanagher, C Farrell; S O'Neill, D McDermott; R Burns, J Hanley, E Lohan (0-4, 3 from frees); M McDermott, S Lohan (0-2), G Lohan (0-1). Subs: D Allen for Burns, K Hunt for McDermott.

Referee: M Duffy (Sligo).