Despite a bright start, Sligo left Hyde Park empty-handed this evening as Roscommon registered a 3-10 to 3-5 quarter-final victory.

The home side overcame the concession of two early goals to advance to a semi-final meeting with Galway in Tuam next Saturday (4pm).

They had trailed by six points after 10 minutes after Sligo's Red Og Murphy found the back of their net twice.

Cian McKeon (2) and Aidan Dowd bagged the goals for the winners who fought back to lead by 1-5 to 2-1 at the halfway stage.

They outscored Sligo by 2-5 to 1-4 after the resumption.

Roscommon - A Brady (0-1f); L Cregg, E Flynn, G Galvin; A Dowd (1-0), L Mollahan, D Nerney; C Shanagher (0-1), E Nolan; D Duff, D McManus (0-3f), C Lawless; C McKeon (2-2), P Carey (0-1), B Derwin (0-2). Subs: D Ruane for C Lawless, K Murphy for D Duff, L Daly for G Galvin, M Conroy for D Nerney, G Byrne for D McManus, C Corcoran for E Nolan.

Sligo - D Lyons; E Lyons, A Cummins, O Conlon; L Towey, M Gordon, S Murphy; B Gorman (1-0), A Frain; C O'Dowd (0-1), C Marren, R McHugh; R Og Murphy (2-3, 0-1f), J McHugh (0-1f), S Deignan. Subs: L Gilmartin for S Deignan, R Ryan for S Murphy, K McKenna for A Cummins, A Flynn for C O'Dowd.

Referee - L Devenney.

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