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Irish Independent
8 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Late first-half Tyrone goals rock Roscommon in All-Ireland MFC semi-final
Goals from Joel Kerr and Peter Colton just before half time swung this All-Ireland MFC semi-final decisively in Tyrone's favour at Kingspan Breffni on Sunday afternoon.
Irish Examiner
9 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Stunning second half fires Tyrone into minor decider
All-Ireland MFC semi-final: Tyrone 2-12 Roscommon 1-8 Tyrone are back in an All-Ireland MFC final for the first time since 2021, a storming second half performance crushing Roscommon's dream at Kingspan Breffni. The Connacht champions led in the latter stages of the first half, but a two-goal burst swung the game in favour of the Ulster lads, and they performed with resilience and assurance for the remainder of the contest. Goals from Peter Colton and Joel Kerr had them in control, with even the luxury of a missed penalty in the mix as they moved a step closer to a first All-Ireland title since 2010. The Rossies went ahead after five minutes through Dean Casey, despite struggling to retain possession off their own kick-out. And after regaining the lead with a Darren McAnespie two-pointer, the Ulster champions found themselves pegged back again as their opponents pushed on, with Alex Oates, Sam Hannon and Dara Curran leading the charge. Luke Shally lofted his second score of the afternoon, before Seamie Carthy side-stepped a defender to slice over a gem. The Red Hands struggled to break down a tenacious defence, but went back in front with a James Mulgrew effort, as they stepped up the intensity with the wind in their backs. But a tumultous finish to the half produced three goals as the game swung one way and then the other. The Connacht champions counter-attacked at pace for defender Seamus Hussey to get on the end of a move to smash his shot to the roof of the net for a three points lead. But less than a minute later, Joel Kerr got a fist to a loose ball for a Tyrone goal, and in stoppage time, Peter Colton smashed home a second to send them in with a 2-6 to 1-5 lead, a seven points swing in the space of four frantic minutes. They held the westerners scoreless for more than 15 minutes, having stretched the advantage through Pearse McDonald and Eoin Long, and Roscommon needed vital challenges from Diarmuid Higgins and Tadhg Rogers to avoid further goals as Long and Colton broke through. Aodhan Quinn had the Red Hands 2-8 to 1-6 ahead going into the final quarter, and they had a chance to wrap the game up when they were awarded a penalty for a foul on Kerr, which also led to a black card for goalkeeper Cian Trimble. Casey stepped in and saved Kerr's spot kick, a let-off which sparked the energy that saw Roscommon rally with scores from Shally and Christopher Feerick as they trimmed the gap to four. But Tyrone, with Elliot Kerr, Ciaran McCrystal and James Daly rising to the defensive challenge, regained control, reeling off the final three points of the game to book their place in the decider. Tyrone scorers: P Colton, J Kerr 1-0 each, E Long (1f), D McAnespie (1tp) 0-3 each, J Mulgrew 0-2, P McDonald (f), C Farley, T Meenan, A Quinn 0-1 each. Roscommon scorers: S Hussey 1-0, L Shally 0-3, D Casey (1f), S Carthy 0-2 each, C Feerick 0-1. TYRONE: R Donnelly; E Kerr, P Goodman, C McCrystal; A Quinn, J Daly, T Meenan; J Mulgrew, P Donaghy; D McAnespie, P Colton, C Farley; J Kerr, E Long, P McDonald. Subs: V Gormley for McDonald (48), M Daly for J Kerr (54), M Mullin for Meenan (57), D Martin for Colton (58) ROSCOMMON: C Trimble; C Tighe, D O'Higgins, S Carthy; S Hussey, T Rogers, J Cassidy; A Oates, S Hannon; C Feerick, D Curran, L Shally; J Price, S McGuinness, D Casey. Subs: A Killian for Hussey (52), M Shally for Cassidy (54), C Kelly for Hannon (58), T Fallon for Feerick (61) Referee: C Maguire (Clare).
