Mulvey finds his range

Roscommon  1-17 London  1-14 NHL/Relegation: Roscommon won their Division 2B relegation battle at Ruislip on Saturday with the…

Roscommon  1-17 London  1-14NHL/Relegation: Roscommon won their Division 2B relegation battle at Ruislip on Saturday with the home side playing with a determination not noticeable in previous outings. London reserved their best for the second half, when only an excellent save Adrian Tully prevented them from taking the lead in the closing minutes. Roscommon owed their success to the free taking of Daragh Mulvey, who scored 0-8.

ROSCOMMON: A Tully; J Mulvey, J Durkin, N Cunniffe; T Reddington, M Healy, L Murray; C Kelly, T Lennon; A Coyne, M Cunniffe (0-1), L Casey (0-1); S Sweeney (0-2), A Kelly (1-3), D Mulvey (0-8). Subs: S Naughton (0-2) for A Coyne, M Keveaney for T Reddington.

LONDON: J Ryan; P Greene, R Devlin, D Howlin; D O'Halloran, B Keane (0-1), M Reilly; S Byrne, J Carmody; L Kinlon (0-1), M Gordon (0-1), P Lynch (0-2); I Rocks (1-6), M O'Dwyer (0-1), E Shalloe. Subs: M Malone (0-1) for Carmody, J Carmody for M Malone, K Heaney (0-1) for Shalloe.

Referee: HP McCusker (Down).

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