Rogers clinches win

GAELIC GAMES/Roscommon 1-12 Fermanagh 1-9: A SECOND-HALF rally by Roscommon turned this tense Division Four clash at Kiltoom…

GAELIC GAMES/Roscommon 1-12 Fermanagh 1-9:A SECOND-HALF rally by Roscommon turned this tense Division Four clash at Kiltoom with a 70th-minute John Rogers goal clinching victory. Fermanagh's goal came from a fortuitous Ryan Jones free in the second minute. The result keeps Roscommon in contention for promotion but is likely to consign Fermanagh to Division 4 for another year.

ROSCOMMON: G Claffey; S McDermott, D Ward, S Ormsby; N Carty, D Keenan, S Purcell; M Finneran, K Higgins (0-1); S O’Grady, P Garvey, C Cregg (0-2); C Devaney (0-1), J Rogers (1-5, 0-4 frees), G Heneghan (0-2). Subs: F Cregg (0-1) for O’Grady (half-time), J Dunning for Garvey (43 mins), J Connaughton for Higgins (70 mins).

FERMANAGH: J McGrath; J Woods, B Owens, M Jones; B Mulrone, H Brady, K Cosgrove; J Sherry, R Jones (1-1, frees); T McElroy (0-1), B Óg Maguire, S Carters; P Ward (0-4, 0-1 free), P McGrath, C O’Brien (0-2). Subs: M O’Brien for Sherry (28 mins) T Corrigan (0-1, free) for McGrath (52 mins), C Quigley for Cosgrove (62 mins), C Flaherty for C O’Brien (64 mins), N Cassidy for McElroy (67 mins).

Referee: F Flynn (Leitrim).