Harsh lesson for Roscommon as Monaghan snatch points

Roscommon 1-9 Monaghan 2-10: Three years ago, these sides clashed in Division 3. Monaghan got to the top flight a year ahead of Roscommon so the words of Malachy O’Rourke should be heeded by the disappointed Rossies after they let a winning hand slip from their grasp.

It’s 13 long years since Roscommon dined at the top table in the league and there is no doubt they now face an uphill battle to stay there having lost their opening home match.

They led by a point in the final minute when the superb Fintan Cregg pointed a free from the right, so to lose by four from there was a harsh lesson to endure.