ROSCOMMON 4-15, DONEGAL 0-6. Donegal’s young hurlers put up stubborn resistance in the opening half after leaking a goal to Roscommon in their first attack, Peter Leahy hammering home with just 16 seconds on the clock.
Roscommon led 1-8 to 0-4 at half-time and pulled away in the second half, with Robbie Fallon hitting two goals while Leahy chipped in with 1-2.
The visitors were impressive, with full-back Cieran Shaw, midfielder Joe Brennan as well as Leahy, Fallon and Cathal Kenny all starring. Martin O’Reilly was Donegal’s stand-out performer.
Scorers — Roscommon: R Fallon 2-6 (0-6f), P Leahy 2-3, C Kenny 0-4 (1f), P Brennan, J Brennan 0-1 each. Donegal: Ronan McDermott 0-4 (2f), M O’Reilly 0-2.
Roscommon — N Fallon; R Byrne, C Shaw, L Kilcline; S Naughton, C Dolan, C Coyle; J Brennan, J Murray; C Kenny, D Fallon, P Brennan; P Leahy, H Rooney, R Fallon. Subs: S McCormack for Brennan, G Hendricks for R Fallon, S Kilcommins for Brennan, D McCormack for D Fallon.
Donegal — D Lafferty; B Lafferty, C McVeigh, G McGrath; C Flood, S Gallen, J Browne; K Meehan, R McDermott; C Gallen, C McDermott, C Harkin; S Mulhern, H O’Donnell, M O’Reilly. Subs: D McLaughlin for Mulhern, J Ireland for McGrath, T McConnell for Flood, M Gillespie for Harkin, G Browne for O’Donnell.
Ref — E Shaughnessy (Galway).
