U20 Football: Rossies through to Connacht final
Roscommon are through to Dalata Hotel Group Connacht Under-20 Football Championship final after a one-point win over Galway, as it finished 2-10 to 0-15 at Hastings Insurance MacHale Park.
Ruairí Kilcline's goal on 51 minutes, after he was introduced as a sub, had the Rossies in front for the first time and they managed to hold on to book a place in the Tuam Stadium decider against Mayo on Wednesday next.
Galway were purposeful from the off and a run of five points without reply had them in control. Mikey Mulryan with a two-pointer and the efforts of Cian Mitchell showing the way for the Tribsemen.
John McGuinness with fired home Roscommon's opening goal
Roscommon, however, goaled just before the quarter-hour mark, with Eoghan Carthy teeing up John McGuinness for that green flag. Galway went on another scoring surge to push their lead out to four points before Roscommon reduced the lead to two at the break - 0-09 to 1-04.
Galway's advantage stretched to five early in the second period following a hat-trick of points from Ross Coen. But Roscommon would eventually gain a telling foothold, with a Ruairí Kilcline point tieing things up.
The same player then got on to end of a Cathal McKeon high ball to force home a second goal for his side - and the Rossies now led by two. Kilcline would also add a point, the insurance score.
Tyrone overturned a six-point half-time deficit to beat Donegal and book a Dalata Hotels Ulster U20 Football Championship final date against Monaghan.
The Red Hand County only got on the board just before the break as they trailed 0-07 to 0-01 at Convoy.
However, the tables were turned in the second half with Leo Hughes and Conor O'Neill scoring two-pointers as the defending champions ran out 0-12 to 0-08 winners.
Meanwhile, Monaghan recorded a fine 10-point victory over Armagh in the Box-It Athletic Grounds.
Max McGinnity struck just before the break to give the visitors a 1-06 to 0-06 half-time lead, with Killian Kearns scoring two goals in the second half as the Farney men emerged 3-13 to 1-09 winners.
The final will take place next Wednesday at 7.35pm in the Athletic Grounds, Armagh.
In the Dalata Hotels Munster U20 Football Championship, Kerry ran out 2-20 to 0-07 winners over Clare at Austin Stack Park, while Cork also had a facile victory against Waterford, winning 0-33 to 1-09 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
Those outcomes mean Kerry and Cork will once again meet in the provincial decider, with Austin Stack the venue on 30 April.
The Kingdom were only two points to the good against the Banner at the short whistle. Second-half goals from Evan Boyle and substitute Jack Joy helped the hosts to power on to a 19-point win.
Sean Coakley, Luke Shorten and Danny Miskella were to fore in keeping the Cork scoreboard ticking over on Leeside.
