Roscommon 2-13
Leitrim 1-11

Goals from Noel Gately and Hubert Darcy were instrumental as Roscommon edged a closely-fought Connacht MFC semi-final against Leitrim in Dr Hyde Park this evening.

The hosts enjoyed the perfect start when Noel Gately found the back of the Leitrim net and Hubert Darcy added a second before Aughawillan's Mark Plunkett pulled one back for the visitors from the penalty spot.

The Rossies went in an the break leading by the narrowest of margins - 2-5 to 1-7 - and the second-half followed a similar pattern with little separating the sides throughout.

But the Enda Lyons-managed Leitrim - who won the Connacht MFL earlier this season for the first time since 1991 - fell away as the final whistle approached.

Fergal O'Donnell's charges now turn their attention to a final date against Mayo in Castlebar on Sunday, July 13th.

Roscommon - S Mannion; J Casey, B Stack, M Flannery; F Lennon, E McGrath (0-2), E Fallon (0-1); T Butler, R Raftery; D Connaughton (0-1), L Carty (0-1), K Bannon (0-1); N Gately (1-1), H Darcy (1-2), K Smyth (0-3, 2f). Subs: J Fahey for D Connaughton, J Connaughton for E Fallon, B Kelly (0-1) for L Carty, K Beirne for F Lennon, C Callinan for K Bannon, J Gannon for H Darcy.

Leitrim - M Gallagher; J Mitchell, Philip Dolan, D Mulvey; O Madden (0-1), A McTague, D McGovern; M Plunkett (1-0pen), C Cullen (0-2); C Gaffney (0-3, 2f), K Keegan, R O'Rourke (0-1); P Reynolds (0-1), G Fowley, L Murphy (0-2, 1f). Subs: D Feely (0-1) for D McGovern, C Dolan for P Reynolds, Pearse Dolan for Philip Dolan, J Heslin for G Fowley, S McGowan for J Mitchell.

Referee - L Devenney. Tweet

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