Clinical Rossies sail past London into final

ROSCOMMON cruised into the All-Ireland JFC final with an emphatic semi-final victory over London in Dr Hyde Park on Saturday.

Roscommon moved 0-5 to 0-0 ahead before the visitors finally opened their account from a Joe Harte free in the 27th minute. Clement McCormack and Damien Kenehan added two further points for Connacht champions, before another Harte point left London 0-7 to 0-2 adrift at half-time.

Roscommon maintained their dominance in the second-half with Paul Garvey and Damien McDermott impressing on the scoreboard, and long before the final whistle they had sealed an All-Ireland final date against Cork on August 22.

Scorers for Roscommon: P Garvey, D McDermott (0-1f) 0-3 each, C McCormack, R Kelly, D Kenehan 0-2 each.

London: J Hart 0-2 (0-2f), B Quinn, N Murray, E Gallagher 0-1 each.