‘Hunger’ won it for Sligo

Sligo 1-14 Roscommon 0-13: Underdogs Sligo had too much bite for an under-performing Roscommon in Saturday’s absorbing Connacht SFC semi-final at Markievicz Park.

According to Roscommon boss John Evans, whose fancied charges were undone by the accuracy of Adrian Marren, who scored 1-7, including a match-turning 32nd minute penalty, it was the home side’s unmatched ‘hunger’ that was the deciding factor in what, so far, is the summer’s biggest championship upset.

The Kerry man said: “You can quantify hunger in so many different ways – we were just as fit but Sligo had the hunger to make things go right. They were taking their chances and we weren’t.