Roscommon v Kerry

Roscommon V Kerry – the story so far

Roscommon v Kerry

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It’s Roscommon v Kerry again in this Sunday in the Allianz Football League Semi-Final having previously met in the second round of the competition,last February in Killarney, where Roscommon won for the first time on a scoreline of 0-14 to 1-10.

Picture credit: Ramsey Cardy / SPORTSFILE

Ahead of the game we have a closer look back on how the sides have fared since they last, the top scorers and how the starting 15s have changed.

Results

Both sides have gone down similar roads since – Kerry won five games in a row and Roscommon continuing the winning streak against Cork, Down and Donegal:[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]

Roscommon
Played 7, W4, Lost 3
Results
Monaghan 2-10 Roscommon 1-9
Roscommon 0-14 Kerry 1-10
Roscommon 4-25 Cork 3-10
Roscommon 1-12 Down 0-6
Roscommon 1-19 Donegal 0-17
Mayo 1-11 Roscommon 1-7
Dublin 1-13 Roscommon 1-12

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Roscommon’s Top Scorers

Ciaran Murtagh 4-27
Fintan Cregg 0-22
Cathal Cregg 2-9
Conor Devaney 0-11
Senan Kilbride 2-2

Roscommon finished top scorers in the Division, with an accumulation of 125 points – one ahead of Kerry

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Kerry
Played 7, Won 5, Lost 2
Results
Dublin 2-14 Kerry 0-14
Roscommon 0-14 Kerry 1-10
Kerry 0-22 Down 0-6
Kerry 1-13 Donegal 1-8
Kerry 2-13 Mayo 0-14
Kerry 1-17 Monaghan 1-9
Kerry 0-20 Cork 1-12

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Kerry’s Top Scorers

Colm Cooper 0-18
Barry John Keane 0-16
Bryan Sheehan 0-16
Alan Fitzgerald 0-12
Darran O’Sullivan 0-10

Kerry finished with the best scoring difference in the Division, with +32. Roscommon had +24 to spare.

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Roscommon Team in Round Two:

1 Darren O’Malley;

2 Sean McDermott,
3 Neil Collins,
4 Niall McInerney;

5 David Murray,
6 Niall Daly,
7 Ronan Stack;

8 Enda Smith 0-3,
9 Ian Kilbride;

10 Fintan Cregg 0-2f,
11 Conor Daly,
12 Conor Devaney 0-2;

13 Ciarain Murtagh 0-2,
14 Cian Connolly 0-1,
15 Cathal Cregg 0-4.

Subs used:
Cathal Shine for Kilbride
Sean Purcell for C Daly
Ronan Daly for C Cregg
Cathal McHugh for Connolly

Kerry Team in Round Two:

1 Brian Kelly,

2 Brian Ó Beaglaoich,
3 Mark Griffin,
4 Shane Enright,

5 Paul Murphy,
6 Aidan O’Mahony,
7 Killian Young,

8 David Moran,
9 Johnny Buckley 0-2,

10 Jonathan Lyne,
11 Darran O’Sullivan,
12 Donnchadh Walsh,

13 Barry John Keane 0-5 (4f),
14 Tommy Walsh 0-1,

15 Stephen O’Brien 1-1.

Subs used:
Tom O’Sullivan for Lyne (Injured,12 min)
Alan Fitzgerald for D Walsh (49 min),
Conor Cox 0-1(1f) for Keane (57 min),
Fionn Fitzgerald for Enright (58 min),
Barry O’Sullivan for Buckley (63 min)
Brendan O’Sullivan for T Walsh (68 min)

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Roscommon Team for Semi-Final:

1 Geoffrey Claffey

2 Sean McDermott
3 Neil Collins
4 Niall McInerney

5 David Murray
6 Sean Purcell
7 Sean Mullooly

8 Niall Daly
9 Cathal Shine

10 Fintan Cregg
11 Ciaran Murtagh
12 Conor Devaney

13 Diarmuid Murtagh
14 Senan Kilbride
15 Cathal Cregg

Subs:
Darren O’ Malley, David Keenan, Donie Shine, Niall Kilroy, Brian Murtagh James McDermott, John McManus, Thomas Corcoran, Gary Patterson, Ronan Daly, Ronan Stack.

Kerry Team for Semi-Final:

1 Brian Kelly

2 Marc Ó Sé
3 Mark Griffin
4 Shane Enright

5 Peter Crowley
6 Aidan O’Mahony (C)
7 Fionn Fitzgerald

8 Kieran Donaghy
9 David Moran

10 Johnny Buckley
11 Paul Murphy
12 Donnchadh Walsh

13 Darran O’Sullivan
14 Colm Cooper
15 Stephen O’Brien

Subs:
16. Brendan Kealy
17. Bryan Sheehan
18. Killian Young
19. Alan Fitzgerald
20. Padraig O’Connor
21. Barry John Keane
22. Jonathan Lyne
23. Brendan O’Sullivan
24. Michael Geaney
25. Tommy Walsh
26. Denis Daly

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