Fergal O'Donnell wasn't hiding his delight after Roscommon recorded their first ever victory on Kerry soil.

The joint-manager was thrilled with how his players reacted to their gut-wrenching first round loss to Monaghan in Kiltoom.

"We're going to struggle at this level, but just to pick up something here is amazing. We were unlucky last week so maybe we got a bit of luck this week," he enthused.

"The biggest thing is that we were competitive and got a bit of belief. We've put in a lot of work so we felt we had to get something in the first two games because we probably have a bit more work done fitness-wise than some of the other teams.

"For a team that is developing to beat Kerry… training is going to be a lot easier on Tuesday."

O'Donnell acknowledged that Roscommon had learned from the last-gasp defeat to Monaghan.

"We were wondering would we be miles out of our depth. That was a worry, would we be miles off it? Even though we were disappointed, we were more disappointed after we went the point up that we didn't hold on. Today, we were that bit smarter at the end, more clever."

 

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