GAA: Tyrone prove unbeatable

There's just no stopping Tyrone.

A whopping 15 points win over the Connacht champions and they're really on a roll, clear and undisputed leaders of Division 1A.

And Peter Canavan confirmed his return to top form with another magical display finishing with eight points and countless unselfish assists, including two goals which he could have taken himself.

Canavan was involved in virtually every attacking move, and didn't try to conceal his pleasure at Tyrone's slick combination play.

It was vintage Canavan thoughout the opening half, the brilliant corner forward hitting three fine points from play and three supremely accurate free kicks.

And with Brian Dooher running himself to a standstill and linking well between defence and attack, Roscommon were never able to stem the Red Hand surge.

The home side were three points up inside the opening five minutes, through Canavan, Dooher and Kevin Hughes.

Roscommon could manage just two points in the opening quarter, both scored by corner forward Jonathan Dunning.

But all their best efforts were frustrated by a superb long range score from Dooher.

Along with Canavan, he continued to run the show, and it was Canavan who slipped the ball neatly to Brian McGuckin for a 25th minute goal which sent the Red Hands in at the break with a commanding 1-11 to 0-4 lead.

The Ulster champions allowed the Connacht champions back into it after the interval.

John Tobin made a series of telling substitutions which freshened up his side, with Nigel Dineen and John Hanley leading the revival, and Nigel Dineen and Jarlath Egan clipping over the points which narrowed the gap to six points with 10 minutes to play.

Then both sides were reduced to 14 men, Roscommon full back John Whyte and Tyrone centre back Sean Teague sent off, both for second bookings.

That appeared to disrupt Roscommon's rythmn, and Tyrone finished them off with two goals in a minute.

Stephen O'Neill rounded off a delightful move with a fisted effort, and Cormac McAnallen blasted home his side's third.