Gaelic Football: Cavan win over Roscommon

Cavan has seven points to spare over Roscommon in this incredible NFL semi-final played before a capacity 15,000 crowd at Mullingar.

Roscommon 5-13 Cavan 3-12

Cavan had seven points to spare over Roscommon in this incredible NFL semi-final played before a capacity 15,000 crowd at Mullingar.

Jason Reilly and Jonathan Dunning exchanged goals inside the first two minutes - but the poorest Roscommon defence leaked two more first-half goals from Peter Reilly and Mickey Graham.

Half-time score: Cavan 3-08 2-05 Roscommon.

Nigel Dineen cracked home another Roscommon goal on the restart but further Cavan goals from Graham and Peter Reilly ensured that the Breffni men clinched a final date against Tyrone on Sunday week next.