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Kerry boys escape as Roscommon fail to seal deal

Kerry 1-9 Roscommon 0-11: KERRY ESCAPED with victory by the skin of their teeth, but Roscommon must be wondering how they failed…

Mon Aug 06 2012 - 01:00

Kerry 1-9 Roscommon 0-11:KERRY ESCAPED with victory by the skin of their teeth, but Roscommon must be wondering how they failed to win.

They kept Kerry to just one point in 24 second-half minutes, but crucially, Mickey Ned O’Sullivan’s boys found the net with the last kick of the first half to lead 1-5 to 0-5.

Roscommon flew out at the start of the second half and were soon level as Diarmuid Murtagh and Ruaidhri McManus converted frees and Kevin Finn hit the target from play.

Three frees from Jack Savage restored Kerry’s lead and Niall Sheehy and Philip Neilan were both sent off for second yellow card offences. Thomas Corcoran hit two frees from distance as Roscommon made one final push.

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KERRY: G Curran; P O’Connor, G Crowley, C Ó Lúing; B Crowley (1-0), R Murphy, G Horan; K Murphy, J Barry; D Foran, J Savage (0-4, 4f) C Fitzgerald (0-2); D Carmody, N Sheehy (0-3, 1f), C Keane. Subs: S Moloney for Carmody (46); G O’Sullivan for Barry (54).

ROSCOMMON: S Mannion; P Neilan, D Barron, C Kenny; R Daly, C Hussey, N McInerney; U Harney, T Corcoran (0-2, 2f); K Kilcline, E Smith (0-2), R McManus (0-1, 1f); D Murtagh (0-4, 2f), K Finn (0-2), M Gunning. Subs: L Kilcline for Barron (24); B Fannon for McInerney (51); D Feely for Finn (53); Finn for Gunning (58).

Referee: D Gough (Meath).